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sedum
CIDE DICTIONARY
sedum, n. [NL., fr. L. sedere to sit; so called in allusion to the manner in which the plants attach themselves to rocks and walls.].
A genus of plants, mostly perennial, having succulent leaves and cymose flowers; orpine; stonecrop. Gray. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sedum, n. any plant of the genus Sedum, with fleshy leaves and star-shaped yellow, pink, or white flowers, e.g. stonecrop.
Etymology
L, = houseleek
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