sengreen

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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 Middle Dutch sindegroen, German Singrün.

Noun

sengreen (plural sengreens)

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

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