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hen-and-chick•ens

Pronunciation: (hen'un-chik'unz), [key]
—n.,
—pl. hens-and-chickens.
any of several succulent plants that grow in clusters or colonies formed by runners or offshoots, as those of the genera Echeveria and Sempervivum. Cf. houseleek.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Henan

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