houseleek如何读

英：['haʊsli:k]

美：['haʊsˌlɪk]

houseleek是什么意思

  • n.石莲花

houseleek自然拼读

house·leek

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houseleek英英释义

noun

any of several plants that have thick fleshy leaves and bear yellow, pink, or red flowers, esp. one that grows in the roofs and walls of houses in Europe and Asia.

houseleek词源英文解释

Middle English houslek, from hous house >entry 1 + lek leek Note: The formation is paralleled by Middle Dutch huuslooc, Middle High German huslouh, Old Danish husløk, and Old Swedish husslök. The name is alleged to have originated from the custom of growing Sempervivum tectorum (the specific epithet meaning "of the roofs") on the roofs of houses to ward off lightning.

The first known use of houseleek was in the 14th century

houseleek 同义词

1 石莲花

hen-and-chickens sengreen

2 长生草属植物

sempervivum sengreen

3 景天科

sedum cotyledon stonecrop kalanchoe sempervivum roseroot echeveria orpine wonder-of-the-world

4 虎耳草

sengreen

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