Succulent vs Sempervivum - What's the difference?
succulent | sempervivum |
juicy or lush
interesting or delectable
(botany) having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water
Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=November 15, author=Anne Raver, title=Hardy Succulents Take on a New Glow, work=New York Times
, passage=My favorite of the moment: a sleeping man in a long cattle trough, planted with thousands of a Sedum album called Red Ice, now turning ruby red in the cold, with sempervivum eyes on a head-size volcanic rock, and two farmer-like feet made of same. }}
As nouns the difference between succulent and sempervivum
is that succulent is a succulent plant (such as cactus) while sempervivum is any of the genus sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers.As a adjective succulent
is juicy or lush.succulent
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