houseleek

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaʊsliːk/ === Noun === houseleek (plural houseleeks) Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== hen and chicken (Sempervivum globiferum) ==== Derived terms ==== cobweb houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum) cottony houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum) dwarf houseleek (Sedum reflexum) roof houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum) ==== Translations ==== === References === houseleek on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sempervivum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Sempervivum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons