orpine
or or·pin
[ awr-pin ]
noun
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
Origin of orpine
11350–1400; Middle English <Middle French, back formation from orpimentorpiment
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British Dictionary definitions for orpine
orpine
orpin (ˈɔːpɪn)
/ (ˈɔːpaɪn) /
noun
a succulent perennial N temperate crassulaceous plant, Sedum telephium, with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers: Also called: (Brit) livelong, (US) live-forever
Origin of orpine
1C14: from Old French, apparently from orpiment (perhaps referring to the yellow flowers of a related species)
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