Definitions for orpineˈɔr pɪn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•pineˈɔr pɪn(n.)
a succulent plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having toothed fleshy leaves and purple flowers.
Category: Plants
Origin of orpine:
1300–50; ME orpin < AF, OF: orpine, orpiment yellow mineral used as a pigment
Princeton's WordNet
orpine, orpin, livelong, live-forever, Sedum telephium(noun)
perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
Wiktionary
orpine(Noun)
Any of several temperate succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, that have clusters of purple flowers.
Origin: From orpin.
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