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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Houseleek

· House·leek · IPA /ˈhaʊsliːk/
01 n. A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (Sempervivum tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on…
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    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.(Bot.) Also: ayegreen