sempervivum

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noun

Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers.

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Meanings

nounsempervivum (plural sempervivums)

plural sempervivums

  1. Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers.

    My favorite of the moment: a sleeping man in a long cattle trough, planted with thousands of a Sedum album called Red Ice, now turning ruby red in the cold, with sempervivum eyes on a head-size volcanic rock, and two farmer-like feet made of same.

    2007 November 15, Anne Raver, “Hardy Succulents Take on a New Glow”, in New York Times

Origin

From the genus name.

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APA

sempervivum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sempervivum

MLA

“sempervivum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sempervivum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sempervivum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sempervivum.

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