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").

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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”)

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