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alpine garden

American  

noun

  1. a rock garden.


Etymology

Origin of alpine garden

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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But Zermatt’s compromise with the alpine garden may be the right solution.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

Inside the fences an alpine garden – Europe’s highest - has been created; narrow walkways allow visitors to take a closer look at the flowers, with QR codes explaining what they are.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

As a child, Sandra used to explore the remnants of the alpine garden and hothouses once so loved by Ellen.

From BBC • May 27, 2022

When his seven-year-old daughter Olivia, my mum’s older sister, died suddenly from measles encephalitis, he spent many weekends with his other children planting a detailed alpine garden on her grave.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2016

On the roof were the living quarters—dwelling of many rooms surrounded by an alpine garden.

From Slaves of Mercury by Schachner, Nathan

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