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Definition of echeveria
: any of a large genus (Echeveria) of tropical American succulent plants of the orpine family that have showy rosettes of often plushy basal leaves and axillary clusters of flowers with erect petals
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For beginners, Allen recommends echeverias and sempervivums.
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Her favorites are echeverias, aeoniums and kalanchoes.
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Origin and Etymology of echeveria
New Latin, genus name, after Atanasio Echeverría flourished 1771 Mexican botanical illustrator
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