Stonecrop

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

  Stonecrop \Stone"crop`\, n. [AS. st[=a]ncropp.]
     1. A sort of tree. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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     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}.
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     {Virginian stonecrop}, or {Ditch stonecrop}, an American
        plant ({Penthorum sedoides}).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stonecrop
       n : any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum
           having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers