'Houseleek' definitions:
Definition of 'Houseleek'
From: GCIDE
- Houseleek \House"leek`\, n. [House + leek.] (Bot.) A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum ({Sempervivum tectorum}), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen. [1913 Webster]