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hen-and-chickens in British English
the common houseleek ( Sempervivum tectorum), a flowering plant with a dense rosette of fleshy leaves clustered at the base of the stem from which offshoots arise
noun: any of several plants, such as the houseleek and ground ivy, that produce many offsets or runners
noun: any of several succulent plants that grow in clusters or colonies formed by runners or offshoots, as those of the genera Echeveria and Sempervivum

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