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echeveria

Syllabification: (ech·e·ve·ri·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌeCHəvəˈrēə/

Definition of echeveria

noun

  • a succulent plant with rosettes of fleshy colorful leaves, native to warm regions of America and popular as houseplants.
    • Genus Echeveria, family Crassulaceae: numerous species and cultivars

Origin:

modern Latin, named after Anastasio Echeveri or Echeverría, 19th-century Mexican botanical illustrator

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