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单词 houseleek
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
house•leek  (houslēk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologyAlso called old-man-and-old-woman. a succulent plant, Sempervivum tectorum, of the stonecrop family, native to Europe, having reddish flowers and leaves forming dense basal rosettes.
  2. Plant Biologyany other plant of the genus Sempervivum.
  • Middle English howsleke. See house, leek 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
houseleek /ˈhaʊsˌliːk/ n
  1. any Old World crassulaceous plant of the genus Sempervivum, esp S. tectorum, which has a rosette of succulent leaves and pinkish flowers: grows on walls
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