houseleek
houseleek · houseleeks
молодило, живучка, каменная роза
Hauswurz
Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy…Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.
/ˈhaʊsliːk/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.
Hauswurz
молоди́лоmolodílo, живу́чкаživúčka, ка́менная ро́заkámennaja róza
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English houslek, probably from Old English *hūslēac, from Proto-West GermanicFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: houseleeks| Singular | houseleek |
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Synonyms
25 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedsea houseleek