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
Word origin
C15: from Latin: houseleek
sedum in American English
(ˈsidəm)
noun
any of a genus (Sedum) of mainly perennial plants of the orpine family, found on rocks and walls, with fleshy stalks and leaves and white, yellow, or pink flowers
Word origin
ModL < L, houseleek
Examples of 'sedum' in a sentence
sedum
In fall it burned with all the colors of maple and Autumn Joy sedum.