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 /

See orpine, rose-root, stonecrop
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

Cruz de Carvalho created a green sedum and moss roof on the University of Lisbon campus.

One reason is that the sedum plants tend to spread and cover the entire surface of the test bed.

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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