sengreen

sengreen

(ˈsɛnˌɡriːn)
n
(Plants) the houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum
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Mae o hefyd wedi cael ei alw'n 'A 'Ayegreen', 'Sengreen', 'Jupiter's Eye', 'Thor's Beard', 'Jupiter's Beard' a 'Bullock's Eye'.
"An excellent Eye-Water," found in a collection of recipe published in 1716, directed: "Take of Juice of Sengreen and Red Fennel-Root, each 2 Ounces; of Woman's Milk, a Spoonful; of White Rose-Water, a Quarter of a Pint; of fine Sugar-Candy, and White Vitriol powder'd, of each 2 Drams; being all mix'd, set them on the Fire, and as the Scum rises take it off, and keep it in a Glass for your Use, and with a Feather drop of it into your Eye, twice thrice every Day."(16)
Sempervivum tectorum ydi'r enw gwyddonol arno a 'house-leek' neu 'sengreen' yn Saesneg.
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