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Houseleek
CIDE DICTIONARY
Houseleek, n. [House + leek.].
A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (Sempervivum tectorum ), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Houseleek, n. a plant, Sempervivum tectorum, with pink flowers, growing on walls and roofs.
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