Crassulacean
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Crassulacean is an adjective meaning (botany) Of or pertaining to the family Crassulaceae of dicotyledons.
Meaning
(botany) Of or pertaining to the family Crassulaceae of dicotyledons.
Example Sentences
His description of crassulacean acid metabolism, wherein cacti, yuccas, agaves and sedums open their stomata at night when it’s cooler in order to “bind carbon dioxide on special molecules much like we bind oxygen on hemoglobin in our blood” had me on edge for hours.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crassulaceous, crassulescent, cruciferous, dicranaceous, carduaceous, portulacaceous.
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