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laelia

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Noun1.laelialaelia - any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
genus Laelia - large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes


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Marked by their characteristic three petals and single fertile stamen, orchids vary in color, from a criminally purple Laelia anceps to a phalaenopsis pink enough to spook a flamingo, to an immaculate silky white cymbidium.
Laelia Gilborn, of Population Council, oversees a portfolio of operations research on the mitigation of the impact of HIV/AIDS.
 
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