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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SEMPERVIVUM

SEMPERVIVUM Sem `per *vi "vum, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum ) is the commonest species.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sempervivum

sem per vi vum |ˌsempərˈvīvəm ˌsɛmpərˈvaɪvəm | noun a plant of a genus that includes the houseleek. [Genus Sempervivum, family Crassulaceae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin semper always + vivus living.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sempervivum

sempervivum |ˌsɛmpəˈvʌɪvəm | noun a plant of a genus that includes the houseleek. Genus Sempervivum, family Crassulaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin semper always + vivus living .

 

Duden Dictionary

Sempervivum

Sem per vi vum Substantiv, Neutrum Botanik , das |Semperv i vum |das Sempervivum; Genitiv: des Sempervivums, Plural: die Semperviva lateinisch sempervivum, zu: sempervivus = immer lebend Hauswurz