What does "sedum" mean?

Any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to temperate zones; the stonecrop.

What is a synonym for "sedum"?

Common synonyms include: houseleek, houseleek.

noun

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Noun

1
Any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to temperate zones; the stonecrop.
2
any of various plants of the genus Sedum wordnet

From Middle English cedum, from Latin sedum (“houseleek”). Modern usage is a semantic loan from translingual Sedum.

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