Orpin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Orpin \Or"pin\, n. [F., orpiment, also, the plant orpine. See
     {Orpiment}.]
     1. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity,
        approaching also to red.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) The orpine.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  orpin
       n : perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and
           heads of small purplish-white flowers [syn: {orpine}, {livelong},
            {live-forever}, {Sedum telephium}]