stone plant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stone plant
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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Star and stone, plant and beast fulfill their purpose in the whole plan of creation by their existence and varied natures, and are accordingly called “good” as they are.
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Stone, Plant and Bacon were silent.
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On the morning of the day after, Stone, Plant and Bacon sat at a curved table facing a viewscreen connected by direct phone-link to the Kremlin.
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If God could be man, he can also be stone, plant, animal, element, and perhaps, in this way, there is a continuous redemption in Nature.
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