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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
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