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Definition of houseleek-tree in US English:

houseleek-tree

noun

rare

  • A succulent shrub native to Morocco, Aeonium arboreum (formerly included in the genus Sempervivum), with yellow flowers and branches which each bear a rosette of leaves.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Furber (c1674–1756), nurseryman.