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hen-and-chickens
[ hen-uhn-chik-uhnz ]
noun
, plural hens-and-chickens.
- any of several succulent plants that grow in clusters or colonies formed by runners or offshoots, as those of the genera Echeveria and Sempervivum.
hen-and-chickens
noun
- functioning as singular or plural any of several plants, such as the houseleek and ground ivy, that produce many offsets or runners
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hen-and-chickens1
First recorded in 1785–95
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Example Sentences
Owing to their habit of producing a circle of young plants around the parent, they are commonly called "hen-and-chickens."
From Project Gutenberg
Each schooner has several dories, which fish all round it, thus suggesting what is often called the hen-and-chickens style.
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