Meaning of ORPINE
Pronunciation: | | 'orpin
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers |
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| Synonyms: | | live-forever, livelong, orpin, Sedum telephium |
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| See Also: | | genus Sedum, sedum | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Or"pine\, n. [F. orpin the genus of plants which
includes orpine; -- so called from the yellow blossoms of a
common species (Sedum acre). See {Orpiment}.] (Bot.)
A low plant with fleshy leaves ({Sedum telephium}), having
clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places,
and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in
America. Called also {stonecrop}, and {live-forever}.
[Written also {orpin}.]
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