laelia

[ lee-lee-uh ]

noun

1. any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laelia¹

< New Latin (1763), perhaps after Caius Laelius, Roman statesman of the 2nd century b.c.; -a ²

Example Sentences

And outside one of the greenhouses, securely attached to a tall dead sequoia stump, is the first orchid that Chrisman purchased for himself in 1947 at a Thrifty Drug Store in Beverly Hills, a hardy Laelia anceps from Mexico with pale violet blooms — the plant, Paul said, that started it all.

From Los Angeles Times

And outside one of the greenhouses, securely attached to a tall dead sequoia stump, is the first orchid that Chrisman purchased for himself in 1947 at a Thrifty Drug Store in Beverly Hills, a hardy Laelia anceps from Mexico with pale violet blooms — the plant, Paul said, that started it all.

From Los Angeles Times

Laelia Gilborn, a D.C.-based therapist who sees both children and adults, suggested traveling with other families.

From Washington Post

Think of it as a positive, an opening to talk to your teens about drinking, drugs or other topics that can be hard to bring up, said Laelia Gilborn, a Washington-based therapist who works with children and teens.

From Washington Post

In the dialogue 'De Oratore,' he represents Crassus as comparing the idiomatic purity which distinguished the conversation of his mother-in-law, Laelia, and other ladies of rank, with the style of Plautus and Naevius.

From Project Gutenberg