ˈhektēə, -kshēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from J. G. H. Hecht died 1837 Prussian counselor + New Latin -ia
: a genus of Mexican desert herbs (family Bromeliaceae) with rosettes of spiny leaves and ornamental floral bracts
ˈhektēə, -kshēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from J. G. H. Hecht died 1837 Prussian counselor + New Latin -ia
: a genus of Mexican desert herbs (family Bromeliaceae) with rosettes of spiny leaves and ornamental floral bracts
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012