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sempervivum

sem·per·viv·um [ sèmpər vvəm ] (plural sem·per·viv·ums)


noun 
Definition:
 
ornamental plant: a widely grown ornamental garden plant that has rosettes of fleshy leaves. Flowers: pink, in clusters on stems. Genus Sempervivum.

[Late 16th century. < modern Latin< form of Latin sempervivus "ever-living" < semper "ever" + vivus (see vivid)]
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