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

The way to drown an amphibious animal is never to allow it to come to the surface to breathe, and this is the way to kill live-forever.

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

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

Take a live-forever leaf, squeeze it to loosen the inner and outer skin.

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

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)