Noun
Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:
certain succulents in family Crassulaceae:
Sempervivum and Jovibarba spp., commonly called hen and chicks.
Echeveria spp.
Sedum spp., stonecrops.
Chlorophytum comosum, spider plant, a commonly cultivated houseplant in family Asparagaceae.
Bergenia, a non-succulent Asian plant genus in family Saxifragaceae.
Asplenium bulbiferum (hen and chicken fern), of New Zealand.
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