orpine
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pɪn noun
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
Also, or·pin.
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orpine or orpin (ˈɔːpaɪn, ˈɔːpɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| livelong, Also called: live-forever a succulent perennial N temperate crassulaceous plant, Sedum telephium, with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers | |
| [C14: from Old French, apparently from | |
| orpin or orpin | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French, apparently from | |
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Orpine
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