The Collaborative International Dictionary
Coelia \C[oe]"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. koili`a a cavity of the body, a ventricle.] (Anat.) A cavity.
Note: The word is applied to the ventricles of the brain, the
different ventricles being indicated by prefixes like
those characterizing the parts of the brain in which
the cavities are found; as, epic[oe]lia, mesoc[oe]lia,
metac[oe]lia, proc[oe]lia, etc.
--B. G. Wilder.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of cœlia English)
Wikipedia
Coelia is a genus of orchids ( family Orchidaceae). It contains 5 species, native to Mexico, Central America and the West Indies.
- Coelia bella (Lem.) Rchb. f. - Chiapas, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica
- Coelia densiflora Rolfe - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
- Coelia guatemalensis Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
- Coelia macrostachya Lindl. in G.Bentham - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz
- Coelia triptera (Sm.) G.Don ex Steud. - Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Guatemala, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
Usage examples of "coelia".
In short, dear Pelham, neither Reginald nor Coelia would accompany me on a Call and I would not go alone, so although we were three whole days in Keswick and expecting momentarily the most Inconvenient of Meetings we escaped without a sight of them.