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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Sedum.

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

Stonecrop Sentence Examples

  • This number is, however, very variable, and often not Stonecrop (Sedum acre) slightly reduced.

  • Most veins are usually easily traced, but in the case of succulent plants, as Hoya, agave, stonecrop and mesembryanthemum, the veins are obscure.

  • Here we found meadow and bloody cranesbill, creeping jenny and rock stonecrop, as well as hoary plantain in flower.

  • The exposed pavements nearby have more typical species, including lesser meadow-rue, green spleenwort, wall lettuce and hairy stonecrop.

  • Less well-known species such as Australian swamp stonecrop are also significant threats.

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