cattleya
/ˈkætlɪə/noun
1- a tropical American orchid with brightly coloured showy flowers and thick leaves, typically growing as an epiphyte. They are popular greenhouse plants, with many hybrids.卡特兰。
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- Genus Cattleya, family Orchidaceae.卡特兰属, 兰科。
词源
early 19th cent.: modern Latin， named after William Cattley (died 1832)， English patron of botany.