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se⋅dum

[see-duhm]
–noun
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME cedum < L sedum houseleek
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se·dum   (sē'dəm)   
n.  Any of numerous plants of the genus Sedum, having thick fleshy leaves.

[Middle English cedum, from Latin sedum, houseleek.]
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