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Zen garden

Zen garden noun: a small stylized Japanese rock garden, intended to convey the essence of nature and to aid meditation.

zen garden: a small stylized Japanese rock garden, intended to convey the essence of nature and to aid...
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Noun

Zen garden (plural Zen gardens)

  1. A small stylized Japanese rock garden, intended to convey the essence of nature and to aid meditation.
    • Perhaps you have seen a Zen garden or pictures of Zen gardens with the artfully arranged rocks emerging from smoothly raked patterns in the sand.1985, Camden Benares, Zen Without Zen Masters, New Falcon Publications, →ISBN

Forms of Zen garden

pluralZen gardens
alternative formzen garden

Questions about Zen garden

What does Zen garden mean?
Zen garden means a small stylized Japanese rock garden, intended to convey the essence of nature and to aid meditation.
What part of speech is Zen garden?
Zen garden is a noun.
What is the plural of Zen garden?
The plural of Zen garden is Zen gardens.

Words near Zen garden in the dictionary

  1. zemstvos
  2. zemstwo
  3. zemstwos
  4. zen
  5. Zen Buddhism
  6. Zen garden
  7. Zen gardens
  8. Zen-like
  9. Zenab
  10. Zenaga
  11. zenaida

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