live-forever
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of live-forever
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Catalina has more than 60 endemic species of plants and animals, so be on the lookout for Catalina Island fox and Catalina live-forever succulents, among other unique wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024
Take two shoots of live-forever and pin them together on the wall.
From Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk by Bergen, Fanny D. (Fanny Dickerson)
We have no native plant so indestructible as garden orpine, or live-forever, which our grandmothers nursed, and for which they are cursed by many a farmer.
From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John
The way to drown an amphibious animal is never to allow it to come to the surface to breathe, and this is the way to kill live-forever.
From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John
Aunt Kate sent down east to her sister Lib for roots of sweet Mary, ribbon-grass, and live-forever, all of which came, took root, and grew in the course of time.
From The Second Chance by McClung, Nellie L.
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