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sempervive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sem-per-vive
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A succulent plant, the houseleek.

Etymology

From Latin semperviva, sempervivum, from sempervivus (“ever-living”), from semper (“always”) + vivus (“living”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sempervives (plural)

Questions

What does sempervive mean?
A succulent plant, the houseleek.
Where does sempervive come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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