CRASSULACEOUS


Meaning of CRASSULACEOUS in English

/kras'yoo lay"sheuhs/ , adj.

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

[ 1650-60; Crassulace ( ae ) (equiv. to Crassul ( a ) genus name (ML crassula; see CRASS, -ULE) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .