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orpine

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːpɪn/
(also orpin)
Definition of orpine

noun

  • a purple-flowered Eurasian stonecrop.
    • Sedum telephium, family Crassulaceae

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French orpine, probably an alteration of orpiment, originally applied to a yellow-flowered sedum

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