noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The houseleek. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

houseleekhouseleek

Etymology

From the French joubarbe, jousbarbe, from the Latin Iovis barba (“Jove's beard”).

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