stonecrop
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stonecrop
- /ˈstəʊnˌkɹɒp/ UK
- /ˈstoʊnˌkɹɑp/ US
Rhymes with -əʊnkɹɒp
Where it comes from
From stone + crop, from the apparent ability of the plant to grow out of bare rock and stone.
noun stonecrops
- Any of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum A trailing plant with flowers like small white stars had bound itself across the bows as if in reverence for the fallen king, and in the crevices of his stony hair yellow stonecrop gleamed.
- Certain plants of genus Lithospermum, in family Boraginaceae.
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noun Sedum
| Español | pampajarito, siempreviva |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 돌나물 dollamul |
| Français | orpin |
| Deutsch | Fetthenne, Mauerpfeffer |
| Русский | очи́ток očítok |
| العربية | حَيّ الْعَالَم ḥayy al-ʕālam |
| עברית | חַי הָעוֹלָם ḥay hā-ʿōlā́m, חַי לְעוֹלָם ḥay lə-ʿōlā́m |
Talk about this word "stonecrop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stonecrop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stonecrop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stonecrop "stonecrop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stonecrop.Cite this
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title = {stonecrop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stonecrop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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