houseleek

/ˈhaʊsliːk/

houseleek · noun — any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.

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houseleek is pronounced /ˈhaʊsliːk/.

Etymology

From Middle English houslek, probably from Old English *hūslēac, from Proto-West Germanic *hūsalauk. Cognate with Dutch huislook, German Hauslauch, Danish husløg, Swedish huslök. By surface analysis, house + leek.

noun

Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.e.g.“Equal parts of the juice of house-leek, brandy and sweet-oil in a phial, to be hung up and exposed to the sun for a month or more.” — 1847, editorial staff, “A Cure for Deafness”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 74:

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Words closest in meaning

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sempervive 78% match — A succulent plant, the houseleek. vs houseleek →
sempervivum 78% match — Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers. vs houseleek →
sengreen 75% match — The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), a common plant of Europe. vs houseleek →
cyphel 72% match — The houseleek. vs houseleek →
jubarb 71% match — The houseleek. vs houseleek →
ayegreen 67% match — The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum). vs houseleek →
earwort 65% match — Sempervivum tectorum vs houseleek →
haworthia 64% match — Any of the genus Haworthia of succulent plants resembling aloe, native to southern Africa. vs houseleek →