rock plant

American  

noun

1. a plant found among rocks or in rock gardens.

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rock plant British  

noun

1. any plant that grows on rocks or in rocky ground

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Etymology

Origin of rock plant

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

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rock plant

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

Galax aphylla.—A neat little rock plant, 6 to 8 in. high, with pretty round leaves and 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)

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

It will therefore be seen that this is a rock plant, so far as its decorative qualities are concerned.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John