orpine

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Etymology

From Old French orpin, Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”)..

Pronunciation

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Noun

orpine (plural orpines)

  1. Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template..
    • 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.
  2. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red.

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