- house leek
- house leek nounA plant (Sempervivum tectorum) of the stonecrop family with succulent leaves, often growing on roofs• • •Main Entry: ↑house
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house|leek — «HOWS LEEK», noun. 1. a plant of the same family as the sedum, with thick, juicy stems and leaves, and pink flowers; hen and chickens. It commonly grows on the walls and roofs of houses. 2. any other plant of the same genus as the houseleek … Useful english dictionary
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Sybil Leek — Infobox Person name = Sybil Leek image size = caption = birth name = birth date = birth date|1917|02|22 birth place = Normacot Staffordshire death date = death date and age|1982|10|26|1917|02|22 death place = death cause = resting place = resting … Wikipedia
houseleek — house•leek [[t]ˈhaʊsˌlik[/t]] n. pln a succulent plant, Sempervivum tectorum, of the stonecrop family, native to Europe, having reddish flowers and leaves forming dense basal rosettes • Etymology: 1325–75 … From formal English to slang
High Sheriff of Staffordshire — This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Staffordshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the… … Wikipedia
Sempervivum tectorum — Common Houseleek Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
ayegreen — Houseleek House leek , n. [House + leek.] (Bot.) A succulent plant of the genus {Sempervivum} ({Sempervivum tectorum}), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
