ech·e·ve·ria \ˌechəvəˈrēə, -rīə\noun Etymology: New Latin, after Echeveria, 19th century Mex. botanical illustrator 1.capitalized: a large genus of tropical American succulent plants (family Crassulaceae) having flowers with erect petals that spread only at the tips and axillary flower clusters 2.-s: any plant of Echeveria or of the closely related genus Cotyledon