sedum
NounUS[sed-uhm]/ˈsɛdəm/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- any of various plants of the genus SedumType of herb, herbaceous plantKinds orpine, rose-root, stonecropMember of genus Sedum
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Se′dum noun
Origin: NL., fr. L. sedere to sit; so called in allusion to the manner in which the plants attach themselves to rocks and walls.
Botany A genus of plants, mostly perennial, having succulent leaves and cymose flowers; orpine; stonecrop. Asa Gray
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54