Meaning of STONECROP
| Pronunciation: | | 'stown`krâp
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers |
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| | See Also: | | genus Sedum, sedum, Sedum acre, wall pepper | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Stone"crop`\, n. [AS. st[=a]ncropp.]
1. A sort of tree. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus {Sedum}, esp.
{Sedum acre}, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and
is spreading in parts of America. See {Orpine}.
{Virginian}, or {Ditch}, {stonecrop}, an American plant
({Penthorum sedoides}).
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