Stonecrop Definition

stōnkrŏp
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Sedum and other genera such as Hylotelephium that were formerly classified in Sedum, having fleshy leaves and variously colored flowers and frequently grown in rock gardens.
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Webster's New World
Any of various similar plants of the family Crassulaceae.
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Other Word Forms of Stonecrop

Noun

Singular:
stonecrop
Plural:
stonecrops

Origin of Stonecrop

  • Middle English from Old English stāncropp stān stone stone cropp cluster, sprout

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • stone +"Ž crop From the apparent ability of the plant to grow out of bare rock and stone.

    From Wiktionary

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