sedum

[ see-duhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.

sedum

/ ˈsiːdəm /

any crassulaceous rock plant of the genus Sedum, having thick fleshy leaves and clusters of white, yellow, or pink flowers See also stonecrop rose-root orpine

Origin of sedum¹

1400–50; late Middle English cedum < Latin sedum houseleek

Origin of sedum¹

C15: from Latin: houseleek

Our two species of native orpine, Sedum ternatum and S. telephioides, are never troublesome as weeds.

Or′pine, Or′pin, a deep-yellow colour: the Sedum Telephium, a popular vulnerary.

The Water Sedum (Tilla aquatica) proved no less plentiful by the sides of the roads.

I don't believe she knows the difference between a saxifrage and a sedum; and you can't trust to servants.

I have a rockery near my house overgrown with the little white sedum of our gardens.

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