orpin

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orpin - 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.]
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  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.
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     2. (Bot.) The orpine.
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orpin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  orpin
      n 1: perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and
           heads of small purplish-white flowers [syn: orpine,
           orpin, livelong, live-forever, Sedum telephium]