Meaning of orpine | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.
2. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red.

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Examples

“Common Orpine rises up with diverse round, brittle stalks, thick set with fat and fleshy leaves without any order, and little or nothing dented about the edges; of a pale green colour.”

“A plant of orpine was often set by a young girl on her window sill on Midsummer Eve.”

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