stone plant

American  

noun

1. living stones.

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Etymology

Origin of stone plant

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

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stone plant

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.

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann

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.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno