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rockery

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rock·er·y  (rk-r)
n. pl. rock·er·ies
See rock garden.
rockery [ˈrɒkərɪ]
n pl -eries
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a garden constructed with rocks, esp one where alpine plants are grown Also called rock garden
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rockeryrockery - a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants
rock garden
garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
Translations
rockery [ˈrɒkərɪ] N → jardín m de roca or de rocalla
rockery [ˈrɒkəri] n → jardin m de rocaille, rocaille f
rockery
n → Steingarten m
rockery [ˈrɒkərɪ] n → giardino roccioso
rockery [ˈrɒkərɪ] n → giardino roccioso


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"Now what sort of person can that be," I asked myself, shaking my head, as I contemplated the changes before me, "who could put a rockery among vegetables and currant bushes?
Elizabeth and her German Garden by Von Arnim, Elizabeth View in context
I recollected that I was stabbed just as I was trampling the ground to fill up the hole; while doing so I had leaned against a laburnum; behind me was an artificial rockery, intended to serve as a resting-place for persons walking in the garden; in falling, my hand, relaxing its hold of the laburnum, felt the coldness of the stone.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
So would you if your only pleasure was in cruising about to find some new Cannibal Islands, and you had to stick on this muddy little rockery in a sort of rustic pond.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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