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Definition of stonecrop

stonecrop
Orpine Or"pine, n. [F. orpin the genus of plants which includes orpine; -- so called from the yellow blossoms of a common species (Sedum acre). See Orpiment.] (Bot.) A low plant with fleshy leaves (Sedum telephium), having clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places, and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in America. Called also stonecrop, and live-forever. [Written also orpin.]
Stonecrop
Stonecrop Stone"crop`, n. [AS. st[=a]ncropp.] 1. A sort of tree. [Obs.] --Mortimer. 2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus Sedum, esp. Sedum acre, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and is spreading in parts of America. See Orpine. Virginian, or Ditch, stonecrop, an American plant (Penthorum sedoides).
stonecrop
Stonecrop Stone"crop`, n. [AS. st[=a]ncropp.] 1. A sort of tree. [Obs.] --Mortimer. 2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus Sedum, esp. Sedum acre, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and is spreading in parts of America. See Orpine. Virginian, or Ditch, stonecrop, an American plant (Penthorum sedoides).

Meaning of stonecrop from wikipedia

- plants in the family Cr****ulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently...
- in the stonecrop family Cr****ulaceae, native to China and Korea. Its common names include showy stonecrop, iceplant, and butterfly stonecrop. Growing...
- Petrosedum rupestre, also known as reflexed stonecrop, Jenny's stonecrop, blue stonecrop, stone orpine, prick-madam and trip-madam, is a species of perennial...
- Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named Stonecrop, after the Sedum flower: Stonecrop was one of the disguised identities of the Q-ship Glenfoyle, a...
- Stonecrop Gardens is a public garden in Cold Spring, New York, U.S. Formerly the home of Anne and Frank Cabot, the founder of The Garden Conservancy,...
- Sedum acre, commonly known as the goldmoss stonecrop, mossy stonecrop, goldmoss sedum, biting stonecrop, and wallpepper, is a perennial flowering plant...
- telephioides is a flowering plant in the stonecrop family Cr****ulaceae. Its common names include Allegheny stonecrop and live-forever. Its native range in...
- Phedimus kamtschaticus, the orange stonecrop, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cr****ulaceae. It is native to China, Korea, ****an and the...
- also named Sedum burnatii and commonly known as Corsican stonecrop or thick-leaved stonecrop, is a low-growing succulent flowering plant of the genus...
- Sedum sarmentosum, known as stringy stonecrop, gold moss stonecrop, and graveyard moss, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Cr****ulaceae native...