"sengreen" meaning in English

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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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|singrene}} Middle English singrene, {{inh|en|ang|singrēne|t=evergreen; houseleek}} Old English singrēne (“evergreen; houseleek”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*singrōnijā|t=evergreen, houseleek}} Proto-West Germanic *singrōnijā (“evergreen, houseleek”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*singrōniz|lit=ever-green}} Proto-Germanic *singrōniz (literally “ever-green”), {{cog|nl|zenegroen}} Dutch zenegroen, {{cog|de|Singrün}} German Singrün Head templates: {{en-noun}} sengreen (plural sengreens) Forms: sengreens [plural], singreen [alternative], simgreen [alternative], sinna-green [alternative], sungreen [alternative], sigrim [alternative], sil-green [alternative], sel-green [alternative], silgreen [alternative], sillgreen [alternative]
  1. The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), a common plant of Europe. Derived forms: water sengreen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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