crassulaceous
[ kras-yoo-ley-shuh s ]
/ ˌkræs yʊˈleɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Crassulaceae, the stonecrop family of plants.
Compare
stonecrop family.
Words nearby crassulaceous
crashworthiness,
crasis,
crass,
crassitude,
crassulacean acid metabolism,
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crassus,
cratch,
crate,
crater,
crater lake
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