ORPINE


Meaning of ORPINE in English

n. (also orpin) a succulent herbaceous purple-flowered plant, Sedum telephium. Also called LIVELONG(2).

Etymology: ME f. OF orpine, prob. alt. of ORPIMENT, orig. of a yellow-flowered species of the same genus

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.