rock plant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rock plant
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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This was filled with a blue flower, a rock plant of some sort, and the overflow hung down the vent and spilled lavishly among the canopy of the forest.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
A. graminifolia, and A. laricifolia are tufted, with grassy foliage and white flowers, while A. balearica, a creeping rock plant, has tiny leaves and solitary white flowers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
The cracks and recesses of the rocks did not hold coolness enough for the thin, hairy roots of the smallest rock plant.
From The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt by Sumichrast, Frederick C. de (Frederick Caesar de)
Haberlea rhodopensis.—A pretty rock plant with dense tufts of leaves and bluish-lilac flowers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
It makes a pretty rock plant, delights in a peat soil, and is increased by division of the root.
From Gardening for the Million by Pink, Alfred
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