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stonecrop
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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:
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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