stonecrop
/ˈstəʊnˌkɹɒp/US/ˈstoʊnˌkɹɑp/
stonecrop noun: any of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum.
Noun
stonecrop (countable and uncountable, plural stonecrops)
- Any of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum
- A trailing plant with flowers like small white stars had bound itself across the bows as if in reverence for the fallen king, and in the crevices of his stony hair yellow stonecrop gleamed.1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
- Certain plants of genus Lithospermum, in family Boraginaceae.
stonecrop meaning in Arabic
stonecrop in Arabic
- Sedum
- حَيّ الْعَالَم ḥayy al-ʕālam
Forms of stonecrop
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Origin of stonecrop
From stone + crop, from the apparent ability of the plant to grow out of bare rock and stone.
Words formed from stonecrop
- Allegheny stonecrop
- biting stonecrop
- butterfly stonecrop
- cliff stonecrop
- dense stonecrop
- ditch stonecrop
- goldmoss stonecrop
- ledge stonecrop
- mossy stonecrop
- musky stonecrop
- orange stonecrop
- orpine stonecrop
- pale stonecrop
- Persian stonecrop
- reflexed stonecrop
- shore stonecrop
- showy stonecrop
- Virginia stonecrop
- Virginian stonecrop
- wild stonecrop
- yellow stonecrop
Questions about stonecrop
- What does stonecrop mean?
- Stonecrop means any of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum.
- What is stonecrop in Arabic?
- Stonecrop in Arabic is حَيّ الْعَالَم (ḥayy al-ʕālam). See Stonecrop meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is stonecrop?
- Stonecrop is a noun.
- How do you pronounce stonecrop?
- Stonecrop is pronounced /ˈstəʊnˌkɹɒp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of stonecrop?
- The plural of stonecrop is stonecrops.
Words near stonecrop in the dictionary
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