orpines

Noun

orpine (plural orpines)

1. Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.
   • Common Orpine rises up with diverse round, brittle stalks, thick set with fat and fleshy leaves without any order, and little or nothing dented about the edges; of a pale green colour.1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 207

   Synonyms:

   harping Johnny, livelong, orphan John

2. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red.