hen-and-chickens

hen-and-chick·ens

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Definitions of hen-and-chickens word

noun plural hen-and-chickens any of several succulent plants that grow in clusters or colonies formed by runners or offshoots, as those of the genera Echeveria and Sempervivum. 1
noun hen-and-chickens any of several plants, such as the houseleek and ground ivy, that produce many offsets or runners 0
noun hen-and-chickens 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 0

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95

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