Crassulacean
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the family Crassulaceae of dicotyledons. not-comparable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Crassulaceae + -an