Sempervivum vs Leek - What's the difference?
sempervivum | leek | Derived terms |
Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers.
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The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum , of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
Any of several species of Allium , broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
Leek is a derived term of sempervivum.
As nouns the difference between sempervivum and leek
is that sempervivum is any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers while leek is the vegetable Allium ampeloprasum, of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.sempervivum
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