dudleya

[ duhd-lee-uh ]

/ ˈdʌd li ə /

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any of several smooth succulents belonging to the genus Dudleya, of the stonecrop family, native to the western U.S. and Mexico, sometimes grown as an ornamental.

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Origin of dudleya

<New Latin, named in honor of William R. Dudley (1849–1911), U.S. botanist and taxonomist; see -a²

Words nearby dudleya

dudette, Dudevant, dudgeon, dudish, Dudley, dudleya, duds, due, due bill, duecento, due diligence