sedum

[ see-duhm ]

noun

any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.

Origin of sedum

1400–50; late Middle English cedum<Latin sedum houseleek

Words Nearby sedum

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How to use sedum in a sentence

Cruz de Carvalho created a green sedum and moss roof on the University of Lisbon campus.
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One reason is that the sedum plants tend to spread and cover the entire surface of the test bed.
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Our two species of native orpine, sedum ternatum and S. telephioides, are never troublesome as weeds.
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Or′pine, Or′pin, a deep-yellow colour: the sedum Telephium, a popular vulnerary.
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The Water sedum (Tilla aquatica) proved no less plentiful by the sides of the roads.
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I don't believe she knows the difference between a saxifrage and a sedum; and you can't trust to servants.
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I have a rockery near my house overgrown with the little white sedum of our gardens.
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British Dictionary definitions for sedum

sedum

/ (ˈsiːdəm) /

noun

any crassulaceous rock plant of the genus Sedum, having thick fleshy leaves and clusters of white, yellow, or pink flowers: See also stonecrop, rose-root, orpine

Origin of sedum

C15: from Latin: houseleek

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