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

Old Aunt Tilly lives over on the Painted Post, an' is plumb learned in yarbs an' sech as Injun turnips, opydeldock, live-forever, skoke-berry roots, jinson an' whitewood bark.

From Wolfville Days by Lewis, Alfred Henry

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

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 The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John

Take two shoots of live-forever and pin them together on the wall.

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