stonecrop
- noun
- /ˈstoʊnˌkrɒp/
- Specialized
:
sedum
- Those butterflies fluttered near the ground in search of their stunted host plants, stonecrops, where they lay their eggs.
- plants, including stonecrop
Examples
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Primulas up to this level, no higher; deodar here, stonecrops, and rock jasmines giving way to lichens...
Fiction book (1999) -
Georgia botanist James R. Allison had been contracted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1989 to conduct a survey of Nevius's stonecrop, a candidate for the federal list of endangered and threatened species.
Academic text (2009) -
"The willows and stonecrops are remarkable," he added.
Fiction book (1999) -
Top left: Stonecrop grows beside lichen-encrusted boulders.
Academic text (2011) -
The fleshy leaves of stonecrop (Sedum acre) suggest its use to cure kidney problems (Bennett 2007).
Academic text (2018) -
Finally, for a few months last year, Case worked under some garden professionals at the stonecrop Garden in Cold Spring, New York, and enjoyed the experience immensely.
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Top left: Stonecrop grows beside lichen-encrusted boulders.
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I am partial to stonecrop (Sedum cauticola), with its gray leaves.
Compounds
- Specialized
Plants like Sedum with thick leaves that store water and need little care
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stonecrop comes from the simple parts stone and crop, where crop means 'a thing that grows'. That's why a stonecrop is a small, tough plant that often grows on stones and in rocky soil.
