About The Word Orpine
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Orpine
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What's The Definition Of Orpine?
[n] perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Orpine: live-forever | livelong | orpin | Sedum telephium Related Terms | Find terms related to Orpine: See Also | genus Sedum | sedum Orpine In Webster's Dictionary \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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