sengreen

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noun

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

OriginMiddle English singrene ← Old English singrēne ← Proto-West Germanic *singrōnijā →
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Meanings

nounsengreen (plural sengreens)

plural sengreens · alternative singreen · alternative simgreen · alternative sinna-green · alternative sungreen · alternative sigrim · alternative sil-green · alternative sel-green · alternative silgreen · alternative sillgreen

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*singrōniz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*singrōnijā“evergreen, houseleek”
  3. Old Englishsingrēne“evergreen; houseleek”
  4. Middle Englishsingrene
  5. Englishsengreen

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.

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APA

sengreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sengreen

MLA

“sengreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sengreen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sengreen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sengreen.

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