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se·dum

(sē′dəm)

[Middle English cedum, from Latin sedum, houseleek.]

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sedum

(ˈsiːdəm)

(Plants) any crassulaceous rock plant of the genus Sedum, having thick fleshy leaves and clusters of white, yellow, or pink flowers. See also stonecrop, rose-root, orpine

[C15: from Latin: houseleek]

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se•dum

(ˈsi dəm)

n.

any low, succulent plant of the genus Sedum, stonecrop family, with broad-toothed leaves and clusters of small flowers.

[1400–50; late Middle English cedum < Latin sedum houseleek]

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sedum - any of various plants of the genus Sedum

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Sedum - large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves

stonecrop - any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers

midsummer-men, rose-root, Sedum rosea - Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers

live-forever, livelong, orpin, orpine, Sedum telephium - perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers

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sedum

[ˈsiːdəm] n (Bot) → sedo

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