Definitions for hen-and-chickens

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hen-and-chickens hen-and-chick·ens

Spelling: [hen-uh n-chik-uh nz]

IPA: /ˈhɛn ənˈtʃɪk ənz/

Hen-And-Chickens is a 16 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 802 anagrams from letters in hen-and-chickens (--accdeehhiknnns).

Definitions for hen-and-chickens

noun

1. any of several succulent plants that grow in clusters or colonies formed by runners or offshoots, as those of the genera Echeveria and Sempervivum.

Origin of hen-and-chickens

First recorded in 1785-95

Examples for hen-and-chickens

Each schooner has several dories, which fish all round it, thus suggesting what is often called the hen-and-chickens style.

Owing to their habit of producing a circle of young plants around the parent, they are commonly called "hen-and-chickens."