hen-and-chickens

[ hen-uhn-chik-uhnz ]

noun,plural hens-and-chickens.
  1. any of several succulent plants that grow in clusters or colonies formed by runners or offshoots, as those of the genera Echeveria and Sempervivum.

Origin of hen-and-chickens

1
First recorded in 1785–95

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British Dictionary definitions for hen-and-chickens

hen-and-chickens

nounplural hens-and-chickens
  1. (functioning as singular or plural) any of several plants, such as the houseleek and ground ivy, that produce many offsets or runners

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