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Orpine vs Opine - What's the difference?

orpine | opine |

As a noun orpine

is any of several temperate succulent plants, of the family crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers.

As a verb opine is

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orpine

English

(wikipedia orpine) (Crassulaceae)

Alternative forms

* orpin

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several temperate succulent plants, of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers.
  • *1653 , (Nicholas Culpeper), The English Physician Enlarged , Folio Society 2007, p. 207:
  • *: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.

    • Synonyms

    * (succulent Sedum) livelong

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    opine

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) opiner, from (etyl) ; see optate and opt.

    Verb

    (opin)
  • To have or express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
    • I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.
    ''"Your decisions," she opined , "have been unfailingly disastrous for this company."
  • To give one's formal opinion (on'' or ''upon something).
    • I had to opine on the situation because I thought a different perspective was in order.
    Derived terms
    * opination
    Related terms
    * opinion * opinionated

    Etymology 2

    From Latin and Ancient Greek + (-ine).

    Noun

    (wikipedia opine) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours

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