hen and chicken

短语

词形变化

hen and chickens 复数 hen and chickens hens and chickens hens and chickens 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:

    certain succulents in family Crassulaceae:

    Sempervivum and Jovibarba spp., commonly called hen and chicks.

  2. 2.

    Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:

    certain succulents in family Crassulaceae:

    Echeveria spp.

  3. 3.

    Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:

    certain succulents in family Crassulaceae:

    Sedum spp., stonecrops.

  4. 4.

    Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:

    Chlorophytum comosum, spider plant, a commonly cultivated houseplant in family Asparagaceae.

  5. 5.

    Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:

    Bergenia, a non-succulent Asian plant genus in family Saxifragaceae.

  6. 6.

    Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:

    Asplenium bulbiferum (hen and chicken fern), of New Zealand.

词源

From the growth habit of the plant: a larger, older plant surrounded by smaller, younger suckers.

来源：wiktionary