Haiaelem

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Haiaelem ara. semperviva Ste. helelealem scripsit.


Translation:

Haiaelem is the Arabic word for semperviva. Stephanus writes helelealem.


Commentary:

Wehr: ﺣﻳﻰ ḥaiy “living, live, alive”, ﺣﻳﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻡ ḥaiy al-ʕālam “houseleek tree (Sempervivum arboreum L.; bot.)”; ﻋﺎﻟﻡ ʕālam “world, universe, cosmos”.

Sempervivum arboreum L., nowadays Aoenium arboreum (L.) Webb & Berth. is a native of North Africa but it can become naturalized in adjacent European Mediterranean countries. It is a succulent that can grow up to a height of 1 m.


See also: Ayzon, Iovis barba, Semperviva