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faucaria

[ faw-kair-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. any succulent plant of the genus Faucaria, comprising several species native to southern Africa and having solitary yellow or white flowers.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of faucaria1

< New Latin (1926), perhaps equivalent to Latin fauc ( ēs ) throat, narrow passage + -āria -aria

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