echeveria

[ ech-uh-vuh-ree-uh ]

/ ˌɛtʃ ə vəˈri ə /

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noun

any of numerous succulent plants of the genus Echeveria, native to tropical America and having thick leaves characteristically forming rosettes.

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Origin of echeveria

<New Latin (1828), named after Atanasio Echeverría (flourished 1771), Mexican botanical illustrator

Words nearby echeveria

echard, Echegaray, Echegaray y Eizaguirre, echelette, echelon, echeveria, Echeverría, Echeverría Álvarez, echidna, echinacea, echinate

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How to use echeveria in a sentence

The name Echeveria is now given up by botanists for Cotyledon.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
Zara de Echeveria needed no adornment to emphasize the attractions of her gorgeous self.
Princess Zara|Ross Beeckman
Zara de Echeveria, Alexis Saberevski informs you now that he knows you to be high in the councils of the nihilists.
Princess Zara|Ross Beeckman
There are seeming paradoxes which will explain just what my conclusions were concerning Zara de Echeveria.
Princess Zara|Ross Beeckman

But I was conscious of a subtle change in the character of my feelings towards Zara de Echeveria.
Princess Zara|Ross Beeckman

British Dictionary definitions for echeveria

echeveria

/ (ˌɛtʃɪˈvɪərɪə) /

noun

any of various tropical American crassulaceous plants of the genus Echeveria, cultivated for their colourful foliage

Word Origin for echeveria

named after M. Echeveri, 19th-century Mexican botanical artist

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