sengreen

noun

sengreen

noun

Etymology From Middle English singrene, from Old English singrēne (“evergreen; houseleek”), from Proto-West Germanic *singrōnijā (“evergreen, houseleek”), from Proto-Germanic *singrōniz (literally “ever-green”). Cognate with Dutch zenegroen, German Singrün.

The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), a common plant of Europe.

Derived terms: water sengreen

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