Definitions for echeveriaˌɛtʃ ə vəˈri ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ech•e•ve•ri•aˌɛtʃ ə vəˈri ə(n.)(pl.)-ri•as.
any tropical American succulent plant of the genus Echeveria, having thick leaves that form rosettes.
Category: Plants
Origin of echeveria:
< NL (1828), after Atanasio Echeverría (fl. 1771), Mexican botanical illustrator
Wiktionary
echeveria(Noun)
Any member of the large genus Echeveria of succulents, many of which are popular as garden plants.
Origin: From the genus name.
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