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stonecrop |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Orpine \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}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stonecrop \Stone"crop`\, n. [AS. st[=a]ncropp.] 1. A sort of tree. [Obs.] --Mortimer. 2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus {Sedum}, esp. {Sedum acre}, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and is spreading in parts of America. See {Orpine}. {Virginian}, or {Ditch}, {stonecrop}, an American plant ({Penthorum sedoides}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stonecrop n : any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers
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