orpine

plural orpines · alternative orpin

1. Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.

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

   1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 268

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   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.

   1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 207

   Synonyms: harping Johnny, livelong, orphan John

2. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red.