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orpin n. 紫景天 紫景天 orpin n 1: perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish- white flowers [ synonym: { orpine}, { orpin}, { livelong}, { live- forever}, { Sedum telephium}] Orpin \ Or" pin\, n. [ F., orpiment, also, the plant orpine. See { Orpiment}.] 1. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, approaching also to red. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Bot.) The orpine. [ 1913 Webster]
orpine \ or" pine\, n. [ F. orpin the genus of plants which includes orpine; -- so called from the yellow blossoms of a common species ( Sedum acre). See { Orpiment}.] ( Bot.) A low plant with fleshy leaves ({ Sedum telephium}), having clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places, and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in America. Called also { stonecrop}, and { live- forever}. [ Written also { orpin}.] [ 1913 Webster]
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