orpine

English

Alternative forms

orpin [14th-18th c.]

Etymology

From Old French orpin.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːp(ʌ)ɪn/

Noun

orpine (plural orpines)

Any of several temperate succulent plants, of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers.
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 207:
  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.

Synonyms

(succulent Sedum): livelong

Anagrams

Perino, Pinero, norepi, opiner, pernio, pioner, porine, pornie, rip one, rope in

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