Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stonecrop"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stonecrop
n : any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum
having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers
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