English Explanatory Dictionary

sengreen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

sengreen sengreens singreen simgreen sinna-green sungreen sigrim sil-green sel-green silgreen sillgreen

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.

Derived words

water sengreen
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