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rock plant

n
(Plants) any plant that grows on rocks or in rocky ground
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.rock plant - plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock gardenrock plant - plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
lithophyte, lithophytic plant - plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere
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Translations

rock plant

npianta rupestre
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