ˈȯrpə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English orpin, from Middle French, from orpiment; probably from the yellow blossoms of a common species ( Sedum acre )
: a glabrous Eurasian sedum ( Sedum telephium ) having clustered erect stems bearing terminal cymes of reddish purple flowers and numerous fleshy alternate leaves, occurring in No. America in cultivation or locally as an escape, and formerly used in folk medicine ; broadly : sedum 2