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rock⋅er⋅y

  [rok-uh-ree]
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–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
rock garden.
Origin:
1835–45; rock 1 + -ery
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rock garden

 
–noun
1. a garden on rocky ground or among rocks, for the growing of alpine or other plants.
2. a garden decorated with rocks, usually a wide variety of interestingly shaped, multicolored rocks, esp. quartz.
Also called rockery.

Origin:
1830–40
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rock·er·y   (rŏk'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. rock·er·ies
See rock garden.
rock garden  
n.  

  1. A rocky area in which plants particularly adapted to such terrain are cultivated.

  2. A garden in which rocks are arranged and plants cultivated in a carefully designed, decorative scheme. Also called rockery.

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