sengreen
sengreen noun: the houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), a common plant of Europe.
Noun
sengreen (plural sengreens)
- The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), a common plant of Europe.
Forms of sengreen
| plural | sengreens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | singreen |
| alternative form | simgreen |
| alternative form | sinna-green |
| alternative form | sungreen |
| alternative form | sigrim |
| alternative form | sil-green |
| alternative form | sel-green |
| alternative form | silgreen |
| alternative form | sillgreen |
Origin of sengreen
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.
Words formed from sengreen
- water sengreen
Questions about sengreen
- What does sengreen mean?
- Sengreen means the houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), a common plant of Europe.
- What part of speech is sengreen?
- Sengreen is a noun.
- What is the plural of sengreen?
- The plural of sengreen is sengreens.
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