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houseleek

/ˈhaʊsliːk/

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

houseleek: any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves
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Noun

houseleek (plural houseleeks)

  1. Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.
    • 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

houseleek meaning in Arabic

houseleek in Arabic

Sempervivum
حَيّ الْعَالَم ḥayy al-ʕālam

Synonyms of houseleek

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All synonyms of houseleek

Forms of houseleek

pluralhouseleeks

Origin of houseleek

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.

Words formed from houseleek

  • cobweb houseleek
  • cottony houseleek
  • dwarf houseleek
  • roof houseleek
  • sea houseleek

Questions about houseleek

What does houseleek mean?
Houseleek means any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.
What is houseleek in Arabic?
Houseleek in Arabic is حَيّ الْعَالَم (ḥayy al-ʕālam). See Houseleek meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is houseleek?
Houseleek is a noun.
How do you pronounce houseleek?
Houseleek is pronounced /ˈhaʊsliːk/.
What is the plural of houseleek?
The plural of houseleek is houseleeks.

Words near houseleek in the dictionary

  1. Houseknechts
  2. housel
  3. houseleader
  4. houseleaders
  5. houseled
  6. houseleek
  7. houseleeks
  8. houseless
  9. houselessness
  10. houselet
  11. houselets

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