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houseleeks

houseleeks is the plural of houseleek.

Meaning of houseleek

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

Phrases with houseleeks

Questions about houseleeks

What is houseleeks the plural of?
Houseleeks is the plural of houseleek.

Words near houseleeks in the dictionary

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

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