sengreen

English

Alternative forms

• singreen, simgreen, sinna-green, sungreen, sigrim
• sil-green, sel-green

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.

Derived terms

• water sengreen

Anagrams

• Negrense, engreens