stonecrop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstəʊnˌkɹɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈstoʊnˌkɹɑp/ (General-American)
Etymology
From stone + crop, from the apparent ability of the plant to grow out of bare rock and stone.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers:
- (countable, uncountable) Certain plants of genus Lithospermum, in family Boraginaceae.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stonecrops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cliff stonecrop · Virginia stonecrop · reflexed stonecrop · ditch stonecrop · Virginian stonecrop · ledge stonecrop · goldmoss stonecrop · showy stonecrop · mossy stonecrop · dense stonecrop · musky stonecrop · yellow stonecrop · biting stonecrop · butterfly stonecrop · wild stonecrop · Persian stonecrop · orpine stonecrop · Allegheny stonecrop · orange stonecrop · shore stonecrop · pale stonecrop
Translations (35)
fi maksaruoho (Sedum) · es pampajarito (Sedum) · sh žȇdnjāk (Sedum) · da stenurt (Sedum) · gl boubín (Sedum) · grc ἀείζωον (Sedum) · he חַי הָעוֹלָם (Sedum) · ca crespinell (Sedum) · kk бозкілем (Sedum) · ar حَيّ الْعَالَم (Sedum) · ko 돌나물 (Sedum) · es siempreviva (Sedum) · uk очи́ток (Sedum) · sv fetknopp (Sedum) · de Mauerpfeffer (Sedum) · ru очи́ток (Sedum) · de Fetthenne (Sedum) · cy briweg (Sedum) · tr dam koruğu (Sedum) · fr orpin (Sedum) · grc ἐπίπετρον (Sedum) · sl homúlica (Sedum) · arc חַיָּיא לְעָלְמָא (Sedum) · sk rozchodník (Sedum) · pl rozchodnik (Sedum) · hy թանթռնիկ (Sedum) · nl vetkruid (Sedum) · gv pibbyr y voalley (Sedum) · nl sedum (Sedum) · az sedum (Sedum) · cs rozchodník (Sedum) · he חַי לְעוֹלָם (Sedum) · vo seud (Sedum) · sh же̑дња̄к (Sedum) · bg тлъстига (Sedum)