Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the family
Crassulaceae ofdicotyledons .
Etymologies
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Crassulaceae + -an
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Examples
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While this mechanism is not unique to the Crassulaceae, it was first observed in crassulacean plants, thus bearing its name.
Museum Blogs 2009
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Foster JM, Bohnert HJ, Cushman JC, Nimmo HG, et al. (2005) Conservation and divergence of circadian clock operation in a stress-inducible crassulacean acid metabolism species reveals clock compensation against stress.
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