stonecrop
Americannoun
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any plant of the genus Sedum, especially a mosslike herb, S. acre, having small, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers, frequently growing on rocks and walls.
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any of various related plants.
noun
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any of various N temperate crassulaceous plants of the genus Sedum, having fleshy leaves and typically red, yellow, or white flowers
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any of various similar or related plants
Etymology
Origin of stonecrop
before 1000; Middle English stooncrop, Old English stāncrop. See stone, crop
Example Sentences
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Depending on timing, you may see blooming purple heather and yellow Oregon stonecrop, scarlet paintbrush and fireweed.
From Seattle Times
Finally, a couple of Northwest native broadleaf stonecrops furnish the garden with evergreen rosettes of succulent foliage.
From Seattle Times
Other showy fall stonecrops include Sedum x ‘Mojave Jewels Ruby’, with deep purple foliage, and Sedum x ‘Thunderhead’, with tarnished bronze foliage.
From Seattle Times
The stonecrop plants are uncovered because when the snow does fall, the flat flowers will look like white pillows — popular for photos.
From Washington Post
The micro moth is known to lay its eggs in and feed on the biting stonecrop plant.
From BBC
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