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Meaning of hen and chicken | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Hen and Chicken Islands hen and chickens hen and chicks hen clam hen do hen harrier