Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to or characteristic of the order Crassulaceæ.
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It is called _Othonna crassifolia_ and has fleshy, nearly cylindrical leaves, and exactly mimics some of the crassulaceous species.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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In other instances the peltate leaves become more or less hollow, constituting broad ascidia as in the case of the crassulaceous genus _Umbilicus_.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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If the leaves are sessile, the analogy with the teasels is complete, as shown, for instance, in a case of _Cotyledon_, a crassulaceous plant which is [675] known to produce such cups from time to time.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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Hakea with red blossoms; Zierea; Dodonaea; a crassulaceous plant with handsome pink flowers; a new myrtaceous tree of irregular stunted growth, about 30 feet high, with linear leaves, similar to those of the rosemary;
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Ludwig Leichhardt 1830
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