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houseleek
houseleek (ˈhaʊsliːk) Forms: see house and leek: also 6–7 houselike, 7 houslicke. [OE. type *h{uacu}sléac, f. h{uacu}s house n.1 + léac leek = MDu. huuslooc, MLG. hûslôk, Du. huislook; MHG. huslouch, Ger. hauslauch; Da. huuslög, Sw. huslök.] The plant Sempervivum tectorum, a succulent herb with pink...
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Sempervivum altum
Like other members of the houseleek genus, it grows succulent leaves in rosettes.
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sempervivum
‖ sempervivum (sɛmpəˈvaɪvəm) [L. sempervīvum neut. of sempervīvus ever-living. The fem. sempervīva (sc. herba) was also used.] a. The houseleek. b. A genus (Linnæus 1737) of crassulaceous plants containing the houseleek, S. tectorum and about 50 other species; a plant of this genus.1591 Percyvall Sp...
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Sedum hispanicum
Sedum is the Latin name of the adjoining genus, Sempervivum, houseleek. It is
derived from sedare, to appease, to tranquillize, since the houseleek cultivated on housetops was supposed to take away the thunder, or probably
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sempervive
† sempervive Obs. Also 8 (after Sp.) sempre vive. [Anglicized form of sempervivum. Cf. F. † sempervive (Cotgr. 1611), Sp. siempreviva.] The houseleek.1625 Purchas Pilgrims I. 277 An herbe (which for his forme is scarce to be discerned from a Semperuiue). 1626 Bacon Sylva §29 The greater Semperviue.....
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Sempervivum tectorum
Jove's beard
Jupiter's eye
poor Jan's leaf
red-leaved houseleek
roof foil
roof houseleek
St. Cultivation and propagation
Sempervivum tectorum is one of several houseleek species to be cultivated.
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sedum
‖ sedum (ˈsiːdəm) Also 5 cedum. [L. sedum houseleek.] † a. A name for certain crassulaceous plants, houseleek, stonecrop, orpine, etc. Obs. b. Bot. A genus of plants (N.O. Crassulaceæ), the British species of which are known as stonecrop.c 1440 Pallad. on Husb. x. 47 Let mynge Iuce of cedum smal ygr...
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Sempervivum pittonii
Sempervivum pittonii, called the Pittoni houseleek, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sempervivum, native to the eastern Alps of Austria.
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cyphel
cyphel (ˈsaɪfəl) [? ad. Gr. κύϕελλα pl. the hollows of the ears, clouds of mist: see next.] 1. Formerly a name for the Houseleek (Sempervivum); now a book-name for Cherleria sedoides.1674–91 Ray N.C. Words 133 Cyphel, Houseleek. 1787 Withering Bot. Arrangem. (ed. 2) I. 462 Cherleria sedoides..Cyphel...
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Aeonium dodrantale
Aeonium dodrantale is a species of tree houseleek in the family Crassulaceae.
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Mount Hum (Laško)
subalpine ones, the remains of the Pleistocene vegetation, like the hirsute rhododendron, yellow veronica, primula, mouse-ear hawkweed, Clusius gentian, houseleek
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semper-vivens
‖ ˌsemper-ˈvivens Obs. rare—1. [mod.L., f. L. semper always + vīvens, pr. pple. of vīvĕre to live.] The houseleek.1672 W. Hughes Amer. Physit. 98 Of Semper-Vivens.
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Sempervivum ciliosum
Sempervivum ciliosum, the Teneriffe houseleek, is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, native to Southeastern Europe.
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Sempervivum calcareum
Sempervivium calcareum, the houseleek, is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, native to the southern Alps in Europe.
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