houseleekn.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊsliːk/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊsˌlik/

Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and leek n.; also Middle English husseleck, 1600s houslicke.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch huuslooc (Dutch huislook ), Middle Low German hūslōk , Middle High German hūslouh (German Hauslauch ), Old Danish husløk (Danish husløg ), Old Swedish huslöker (Swedish huslök ) < the Germanic base of house n.¹ + the Germanic base of leek n., apparently so called from the former practice of growing the plant on the roofs of houses as protection against lightning. Compare homewort n.

Any of various perennial plants constituting the genus Sempervivum (family Crassulaceae), comprising succulents native to southern Eurasia and North Africa, with a basal rosette of leaves and red, pink, or yellow flowers; esp. (more fully common houseleek) S. tectorum, with pink flowers and a thick stem and leaves, formerly planted on the roofs of houses as protection against lightning. Also with distinguishing word.Occasionally also applied to other plants of similar appearance belonging to closely related genera of the family Crassulaceae.sea, tree houseleek: see the first element.

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sinfulleOE

fulleOE

homeworteOE

sengreenc1000

houseleeka1400

jubarbc1450

ay-green1562

sempervivum1591

imbreke1597

Jupiter's eye1597

sea-green1601

sempervive1625

semper-vivens1672

house-green1688

cyphel1691

fouat1822

bullock's eye1861

Jupiter's beard1861

thunder-plant1866

a1400 Alphita (Selden) (1887) 20 (MED) Barba iouis..anglice syngrene, erewort, houslek.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 251 Howsleke, herbe, or sengrene, barba Jovis, semper viva, jubarbium.

?a1547 Ten Recipes Henry VIII in Vicary's Anat. Bodie of Man (1888) App. ix. 227 Take..of nightshade leaves..howseleke leaves, plantaigne leaves.

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 133 Hous~leke..groweth in mountaynes and hylly places, som vse to set it vpon theyr houses.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vii. 37 Two spoonefull of the iuyce of houslike.

1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 151 Housleek on houses is full of juyce in the greatest heat.

1700 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana (ed. 2) ii. xii. 645/1 Drink after it a draught of Housleek Whey.

1744 J. Wilson Synopsis Brit. Plants xxi. 193 In the winter the root puts forth little globes of very short roundish leaves, rank-set, resembling the tops of smallest House-leek.

1823 E. Kent Flora Domestica 186 The most hardy kinds are the Common Houseleek, which is a native of most parts of Europe; the Globular, the Starry, the Cobweb, the Mountain, and the Stone-crop-leaved.

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. ii. 22 Roofs green with mosses and house-leek.

1907 Country Life 9 Feb. 208/2 Here and there in the wall at the side of the steps are bunches of houseleek.

1960 Times 6 Aug. 9/3 I always found it advisable to give this houseleek some cover in winter, if only a sheet of glass propped on pegs.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees ix. 168 Within the Saxifragales..are many pleasant and well known herbs and shrubs, including the families of the saxifrages, the stonecrops and houseleeks, and the peonies.

Compounds

houseleek-tree n. now rare a succulent shrub native to Morocco, Aeonium arboreum (formerly included in the genus Sempervivum), with yellow flowers and branches which each bear a rosette of leaves; = tree houseleek n. at tree n. Compounds 2a(b).

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > other shrubs > [noun]

moorworteOE

bean-trefoil1551

Osyris1562

bladder-nut1578

anagre1608

peasecod tree1611

firebush1639

Colutea1664

savin1697

houseleek-tree1732

Volkameria1753

Andromeda1760

bladder-senna1785

fringe-myrtle1866

thyrse-flower1866

eranthemum1882

nitre bush1884

ilima1888

1732 R. Furber Flower-garden 8 Tree Sedum. This Houseleek Tree will grow sometimes six Foot high, yielding several Branches, which bring their Leaves on the Tops.

1872 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. (new ed.) ii. 500/1 Houseleek-tree. Æonium arboreum.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants House-leek Tree.

1953 C. R. Boutard Plants Indoors 234 (table) House-leek Tree. A. arboreum. Upright woody growth. Yellow flowers in spring.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	houseleek
释义	houseleekn. Brit. /ˈhaʊsliːk/, U.S. /ˈhaʊsˌlik/ Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and leek n.; also Middle English husseleck, 1600s houslicke. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch huuslooc (Dutch huislook ), Middle Low German hūslōk , Middle High German hūslouh (German Hauslauch ), Old Danish husløk (Danish husløg ), Old Swedish huslöker (Swedish huslök ) < the Germanic base of house n.¹ + the Germanic base of leek n., apparently so called from the former practice of growing the plant on the roofs of houses as protection against lightning. Compare homewort n. Any of various perennial plants constituting the genus Sempervivum (family Crassulaceae), comprising succulents native to southern Eurasia and North Africa, with a basal rosette of leaves and red, pink, or yellow flowers; esp. (more fully common houseleek) S. tectorum, with pink flowers and a thick stem and leaves, formerly planted on the roofs of houses as protection against lightning. Also with distinguishing word.Occasionally also applied to other plants of similar appearance belonging to closely related genera of the family Crassulaceae.sea, tree houseleek: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > houseleek sinfulleOE fulleOE homeworteOE sengreenc1000 houseleeka1400 jubarbc1450 ay-green1562 sempervivum1591 imbreke1597 Jupiter's eye1597 sea-green1601 sempervive1625 semper-vivens1672 house-green1688 cyphel1691 fouat1822 bullock's eye1861 Jupiter's beard1861 thunder-plant1866 a1400 Alphita (Selden) (1887) 20 (MED) Barba iouis..anglice syngrene, erewort, houslek. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 251 Howsleke, herbe, or sengrene, barba Jovis, semper viva, jubarbium. ?a1547 Ten Recipes Henry VIII in Vicary's Anat. Bodie of Man (1888) App. ix. 227 Take..of nightshade leaves..howseleke leaves, plantaigne leaves. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 133 Hous~leke..groweth in mountaynes and hylly places, som vse to set it vpon theyr houses. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vii. 37 Two spoonefull of the iuyce of houslike. 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 151 Housleek on houses is full of juyce in the greatest heat. 1700 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana (ed. 2) ii. xii. 645/1 Drink after it a draught of Housleek Whey. 1744 J. Wilson Synopsis Brit. Plants xxi. 193 In the winter the root puts forth little globes of very short roundish leaves, rank-set, resembling the tops of smallest House-leek. 1823 E. Kent Flora Domestica 186 The most hardy kinds are the Common Houseleek, which is a native of most parts of Europe; the Globular, the Starry, the Cobweb, the Mountain, and the Stone-crop-leaved. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. ii. 22 Roofs green with mosses and house-leek. 1907 Country Life 9 Feb. 208/2 Here and there in the wall at the side of the steps are bunches of houseleek. 1960 Times 6 Aug. 9/3 I always found it advisable to give this houseleek some cover in winter, if only a sheet of glass propped on pegs. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees ix. 168 Within the Saxifragales..are many pleasant and well known herbs and shrubs, including the families of the saxifrages, the stonecrops and houseleeks, and the peonies. Compounds houseleek-tree n. now rare a succulent shrub native to Morocco, Aeonium arboreum (formerly included in the genus Sempervivum), with yellow flowers and branches which each bear a rosette of leaves; = tree houseleek n. at tree n. Compounds 2a(b). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > other shrubs > [noun] moorworteOE bean-trefoil1551 Osyris1562 bladder-nut1578 anagre1608 peasecod tree1611 firebush1639 Colutea1664 savin1697 houseleek-tree1732 Volkameria1753 Andromeda1760 bladder-senna1785 fringe-myrtle1866 thyrse-flower1866 eranthemum1882 nitre bush1884 ilima1888 1732 R. Furber Flower-garden 8 Tree Sedum. This Houseleek Tree will grow sometimes six Foot high, yielding several Branches, which bring their Leaves on the Tops. 1872 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. (new ed.) ii. 500/1 Houseleek-tree. Æonium arboreum. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants House-leek Tree. 1953 C. R. Boutard Plants Indoors 234 (table) House-leek Tree. A. arboreum. Upright woody growth. Yellow flowers in spring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400
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