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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Origin and Etymology of echeveria
New Latin, genus name, after Atanasio Echeverría flourished 1771 Mexican botanical illustrator
First Known Use: 1883
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