Sem`per·vi'vum noun (Botany) A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek ( Sempervivum tectorum ) is the commonest species. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/66
Sempervivum 1. A widely grown ornamental garden plant that has rosettes of fleshy leaves with flowers that are pink, in clusters on stems. 2. Etymology: from the late 16th century; from modern Latin, a form of Latin sempervivus 'ever-living'. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1933/