rockery

[ rok-uh-ree ]

/ ˈrɒk ə ri /

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noun, plural rock·er·ies.

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Origin of rockery

First recorded in 1835–45; rock¹ + -ery

Words nearby rockery

rock elm, rocker, rocker arm, rocker cam, rocker panel, rockery, rocket, rocket airplane, rocket bomb, rocketeer, rocket engine

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How to use rockery in a sentence

We had one tree-fern that rose from the centre of a rockery, and spread itself over it like a handsome umbrella.
Thirty Years in Australia|Ada Cambridge
These poetic perspectives look upon rockery and statuary, lawn and fountain, borders and beds of flowers.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
The mounting had been the worst part and it had only been achieved by the help of a rockery.
Huntingtower|John Buchan
Why don't you put a heap of stones there and pretend it is a rockery?
The Secret Garden|Frances Hodgson Burnett

He came up the rockery by degrees, breaking the ferns, and shedding buttons right and left.
The Tale of Tom Kitten|Beatrix Potter

British Dictionary definitions for rockery

rockery

/ (ˈrɒkərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

a garden constructed with rocks, esp one where alpine plants are grownAlso called: rock garden

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