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orpine — [ôr′pin] n. [ME orpin < MFr < orpiment (see ORPIMENT): orig. used of a yellow flowered plant] any of various plants (esp. genus Sedum) of the orpine family, with fleshy leaves and stems, and white, yellow, or purple flowers adj. designating … English World dictionary
orpine — noun Etymology: Middle English orpin, from Anglo French, from orpiment Date: 14th century an herb (Sedum telephium of the family Crassulaceae, the orpine family) that has fleshy leaves and pink or purple flowers and was formerly used in folk… … New Collegiate Dictionary
orpine — or•pine [[t]ˈɔr pɪn[/t]] n. pln a succulent plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having toothed fleshy leaves and purple flowers • Etymology: 1300–50; MEorpin< AF, OF: orpine, orpiment yellow mineral used as a pigment … From formal English to slang
orpine — /awr pin/, n. a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers. Also, orpin. [1350 1400; ME < MF, back formation from orpiment ORPIMENT] * * * … Universalium
stonecrop family — noun succulent shrubs and herbs • Syn: ↑Crassulaceae, ↑family Crassulaceae • Hypernyms: ↑plant family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rosales, ↑order Rosales … Useful english dictionary
stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen and chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live forever, orpine,… … Universalium
sedum — /see deuhm/, n. any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers. [1400 50; late ME cedum < L sedum houseleek] * * * Any of about 600 species of… … Universalium
cras|su|la|ceous — «KRAS yuh LAY shuhs», adjective. belonging to the orpine family of plants, a family of fleshy or succulent plants typified by the orpine, houseleek, and stonecrop. ╂[< New Latin Crassulaceae the order name (< Crassula the genus; see etym.… … Useful english dictionary
Saxifragales — Taxobox name = Saxifragales image width = 240px image caption = Corylopsis pauciflora regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Saxifragales ordo authority = Dumortier subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = See… … Wikipedia
Crassulaceae — Jade plant or Friendship Tree, Crassula ovata Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
