laelia

noun

lae·​lia

ˈlēlēə

1

capitalized : a genus of Central and South American orchids having solitary or racemose variously colored flowers with a 3-lobed labellum and pseudobulbs bearing one or two oblong leaves

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Laelia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, perhaps from Caius Laelius, flourished 2d century b.c. Roman statesman + New Latin -ia

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