rock plant

/ˌrɑk ˈplænt/
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Other forms: rock plants

Definitions of rock plant
  1. noun
    plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden
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    types:
    lithophyte, lithophytic plant
    plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere
    rupestral plant, rupestrine plant, rupicolous plant, saxicolous plant
    plants growing among rocks
    type of:
    flora, plant, plant life
    (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
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