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hen and chickens

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hen-and-chick⋅ens

[hen-uhn-chik-uhnz]
–noun, plural hens-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.
Compare houseleek.


Origin:
1785–95
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