huislook

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch huuslook, from Old Dutch *hūslōk, from Proto-West Germanic *hūsalauk. By surface analysis, huis (house) + look (leek), referring to their usage on the roofs of houses (compare the taxonomic name Sempervivum tectorum of the common houseleek; tectorum meaning "of roofs").

Pronunciation

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Noun

huislook m (uncountable)

  1. A houseleek, sempervivum; any plant of genus Sempervivum
    Hypernym: vetplantenfamilie
    Hyponyms: donderblad, spinnenwebhuislook, berghuislook
    Coordinate terms: crassula, vetkruid
  2. (particularly) Synonym of donderblad (common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum)

Derived terms

  • berghuislook (mountain houseleek, Sempervivum montanum)
  • gewone huislook (common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum)
  • spinnenwebhuislook (cobweb houseleek, Sempervivum arachnoideum)

Further reading

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