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houseleek \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English howsleke, from hows, hous house + leke, lek leek — more at house, leek : a plant of the genus Sempervivum: as a. : a common European succulent (S. tectorum) found on old walls and roofs and having pink flowers and leaves clustered in a basal rosette which produces numerous offsets b. : a plant (S. soboliferum) having the offsets produced high among the leaves of the rosette |