Home › Words › O › orpineorpine/ˈɔːp(ʌ)ɪn/orpine means any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.orpine is pronounced /ˈɔːp(ʌ)ɪn/.EtymologyFrom Old French orpin, Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).nounAny of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.e.g.“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:A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).