echeveriaEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryecheveria /ˌeCHəvəˈrēə, , ˌɛtʃəvəˈriə , ˌeCHəvəˈrīə, ˌɛtʃəvəˈraɪə/ ▸ noun a succulent plant with rosettes of fleshy colorful leaves, native to warm regions of America and popular as houseplants. Genus Echeveria, family Crassulaceae: numerous species and cultivars. – ORIGIN modern Latin, named after Anastasio Echeveri or Echeverría, 19th-century Mexican botanical illustrator.