"sempervive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sempervives [plural]
Etymology: From Latin semperviva, sempervivum, from sempervivus (“ever-living”), from semper (“always”) + vivus (“living”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|semperviva}} Latin semperviva, {{m|la|sempervivum}} sempervivum, {{m|la|sempervivus|t=ever-living}} sempervivus (“ever-living”), {{m|la|semper|t=always}} semper (“always”), {{m|la|vivus|t=living}} vivus (“living”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sempervive (plural sempervives)
  1. A succulent plant, the houseleek. Categories (lifeform): Stonecrop family plants, Succulents

Inflected forms

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