Sengreen

Sengreen
Sengreen Sen"green, n.[AS. singr?ne, properly, evergreen, fr. sin (in composition) always + gr["e]ne green; akin to OHG. sin- ever, L. semper.] (Bot.) The houseleek. [1913 Webster]

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