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