rockery

English

Etymology

rock +‎ -ery

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒk.ə.ɹi/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑk.ɚ.i/

Noun

rockery (plural rockeries)

A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.
Synonym: rock garden

Hyponyms: karesansui, Zen garden
A natural area where many seals breed.

Synonyms

(section of garden): rock garden

Translations

section of a garden made from decorative rocks

Bulgarian: алпинеум (bg) m (alpineum)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 假山 (zh) (jiǎshān)
Dutch: rotstuin (nl) m
Finnish: kivipuutarha
French: rocaille (fr) f
German: Steingarten (de) m
Icelandic: steinbeð n
Irish: creig-ghairdín m, carragán m
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian:
Bokmål: steinbed n, fjellhage m

Nynorsk: steinbed n, fjellhage m
Plautdietsch: Steengoaden m
Spanish: jardín de rocas m, rocalla (es) f

Anagrams

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