rockery

English

Etymology

rock +‎ -ery

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒk.ə.ɹi/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑk.ɚ.i/

Noun

rockery (plural rockeries)

1. A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.

   Synonym: rock garden

   Hyponyms: karesansui, Zen garden

2. 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

• Corkery