ech·e·ve·ri·a ( ch  -v-r  )n. Any of numerous tropical American plants of the genus Echeveria, having thick, succulent leaves often clustered in a showy rosette. [New Latin Echeveria, genus name, after Atanasio Echeverría, 19th-century Mexican botanical illustrator.] |
echeveria [ˌɛtʃɪˈvɪərɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various tropical American crassulaceous plants of the genus Echeveria, cultivated for their colourful foliage
[named after M. Echeveri, 19th-century Mexican botanical artist]
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