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Meaning of 'houseleek' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Houseleek [ n.]
- A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S. tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen.

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