orpine

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/ˈɔːp(ʌ)ɪn/(UK)

Definition of orpine

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noun

Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.

“Common Orpine rises up with diverse round, brittle stalks, thick set with fat and fleshy leaves without any order, and little or nothing dented about the edges; of a pale green colour.”
“A plant of orpine was often set by a young girl on her window sill on Midsummer Eve.”

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noun

Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.

“Common Orpine rises up with diverse round, brittle stalks, thick set with fat and fleshy leaves without any order, and little or nothing dented about the edges; of a pale green colour.”
“A plant of orpine was often set by a young girl on her window sill on Midsummer Eve.”
A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red.

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From Old French orpin, Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).

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