Applied to other plants, esp.: (a) the sedums; (b) varieties of saxifrage; (c) the periwinkle, Vinca minor; (d) water sengreen Stratiotes aloides.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > stonecrop (31) sengreenc1000 Applied to other plants, esp.: (a) the sedums; (b) varieties of saxifrage; (c) the periwinkle, Vinca minor; (d) water sengreen Stratiotes aloides. stonecropc1000 The common name of Sedum acre (N.O. Crassulaceæ), a herb with bright yellow flowers and small cylindrical fleshy sessile leaves, growing in masses… orpine?a1300 Originally: any of various stonecrops. In later use: spec. the common Eurasian stonecrop Hylotelephium telephium, with flattened fleshy leaves… orval?a1300 Any of various medicinal herbs; spec. (a) bugle or ox-eye daisy; (b) orpine; (c) clary. mouse grassc1300 †(a) a sedum (obsolete rare); (b) Scottish the silvery hair grass, Aira caryophyllea; †(c) an Australian grass, Dichelachne crinita (cf. plume grass… stonehorea1400 = stonecrop, n. (Sedum acre or S. reflexum). Crassulac1400 A name applied by the medieval herbalists to some species of Sedum, esp. Orpine; but now limited (by Dillenius) to a genus of succulent plants… sedumc1440 †(a) A name for certain crassulaceous plants, houseleek, stonecrop, orpine, etc. Obsolete. (b) Botany. A genus of plants (N.O. Crassulaceæ), the… thrift1538 A name given to various plants. Said by Turner to have been a name for the Stone Orpine (Sedum reflexum). Obsolete. rare. prick-madam1542 Any of several stonecrops (genus Sedum); esp. biting stonecrop, S. acre, and reflexed stonecrop, S. reflexum. Cf. pricket, n. 4, trick-madam, n. mousetail1548 The plant biting stonecrop, Sedum acre. Now English regional (Somerset). livelong1578 Any of various succulent plants included or formerly included in the genus Sedum; = orpine, n. 1. Cf. live forever, n. 2. Now chiefly historical. wall pepper1578 Sedum acre. worm-grass1578 A species of stonecrop, Sedum album, with worm-like leaves. Obsolete. country pepper1597 †(a) biting stonecrop, Sedum acre (also called wall pepper) (obsolete); (b) (now chiefly Jamaican) the fruit of any of various types of capsicum… jack of the buttery1597 biting stonecrop, Sedum acre; cf. creeping jack at sense 39c. pricket1597 Any of several stonecrops (genus Sedum); esp. biting stonecrop, S. acre. Cf. prick-madam, n. Obsolete. stone-pepper1597 an old name for stonecrop, n. trick-madam1600 An old name of one or more species of Stonecrop, formerly used in salads; called also prick-madam, n. and trip-madam, n. trip-madam1693 = trick-madam, n. midsummer mena1697 (originally) a pair of orpine plants, symbolizing a young man and his sweetheart, which were set upright by girls on midsummer eve to prognosticate… rosewort1725 = orpine, n. 1. Cf. roseroot, n. 3. Obsolete. roseroot1731 = orpine, n. 1, rosewort, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. live forever1760 Any of numerous succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, esp. ones included or formerly included in the genus Sedum. Cf. livelong, n. 1. ice plant1818 Any of several stonecrops, esp. the Asian Hylotelephium (or Sedum) spectabile, which bears domed heads of tiny pink flowers on fleshy stems and is… wall moss1855 (a) the yellow lichen, Parmelia parietaria (Cent. Dict.); (b) Sedum acre; (c) see quot. 1855. Jacka1876 Originally English regional. In full creeping jack. Biting stonecrop, Sedum acre. Now historical and rare. wall grass1882 the stonecrop, Sedum acre. thick-leaf1884 a name of plants of the genus Crassula. Subcategories:— rose-root (2) |
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