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单词 crassulaceous
释义

crassulaceous

[ kras-yoo-ley-shuhs ]
/ ˌkræs yʊˈleɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Crassulaceae, the stonecrop family of plants.
Compare stonecrop family.

Origin of crassulaceous

1650–60; <New Latin Crassulace(ae) (equivalent to Crassul(a) genus name (Medieval Latin crassula;see crass, -ule) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

Words nearby crassulaceous

crashworthiness, crasis, crass, crassitude, crassulacean acid metabolism, crassulaceous, Crassus, -crat, cratch, crate, crater
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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