crassulaceous

[ kras-yoo-ley-shuh s ]
/ ˌkræs yʊˈleɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Crassulaceae, the stonecrop family of plants.

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Compare stonecrop family.

Origin of crassulaceous

1650–60; < New Latin Crassulace(ae) (equivalent to Crassul(a) genus name (Medieval Latin crassula; see crass, -ule) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

Words nearby crassulaceous

crashworthiness, crasis, crass, crassitude, crassulacean acid metabolism, crassulaceous, crassus, cratch, crate, crater, crater lake
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British Dictionary definitions for crassulaceous

crassulaceous
/ (ˌkræsjʊˈleɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Crassulaceae, a family of herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants with fleshy succulent leaves, including the houseleeks and stonecrops

Word Origin for crassulaceous

C19: from New Latin Crassula name of genus, from Medieval Latin: stonecrop, from Latin crassus thick
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