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sedum

[ see-duhm ]

noun

  1. any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.


sedum

/ ˈsiːdəm /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sedum1

1400–50; late Middle English cedum < Latin sedum houseleek
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sedum1

C15: from Latin: houseleek
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Example Sentences

They mingle with puffy red and fuchsia dahlias and purple phlox, as well as hydrangeas, sedum and Creeping Jenny, a ground cover that doubles as paths for strolling.

Summer-blooming perennials, such as sedum, lavender, echinacea and other plants that don’t need very much summer water, carry interest on through the growing season.

Byron Jones, horticulturalist at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, grows a host of “unthirsty” botanical marvels in the Deserts and Baja Gardens, from sedum and cactuses to agaves and yuccas.

With the low-growing sedums, seek those that don’t bloom early — or a lot.

Autumn Joy sedum and speedwell, a purple flower that reminded me of a gnome’s hat, were still going strong.

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