live-forever

American  

[liv-fer-ev-er] / ˈlɪv fərˌɛv ər /

noun

1. a widely cultivated succulent plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having fleshy, coarsely toothed leaves and flat clusters of purplish flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of live-forever

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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

There are but four weeds that I know of—milkweed, live-forever, Canada thistle, and toad-flax—that it will not run out in a good soil.

From A Year in the Fields by Burroughs, John

Stick a piece of live-forever up on the wall, and in whatever direction it leans, the lover will come from that quarter.

From Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk by Bergen, Fanny D. (Fanny Dickerson)

Take a live-forever leaf, squeeze it to loosen the inner and outer skin.

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 A Year in the Fields by Burroughs, John