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echeveria definition

ech·eve·ria (ec̸h′ə vir′ē ə, ek′-)

noun

any of a large genus (Echeveria) of tropical American plants of the orpine family, with dense rosettes of thick, fleshy leaves

Etymology: ModL, after Echeveri, Mex illustrator of 19th-c. botanical works

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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