rockery
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rock·e·ry /ˈrɒkəri $ ˈrɑː-/ noun (plural rockeries) [countable] British English DLGpart of a garden where there are rocks with small plants growing between them 岩石庭园；假山园林 SYN rock garden
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rockery• Finally, the surrounding ground on either side of the waterfall can be made into a rockery, thus completing the feature.• He almost laughs when he sees what it really is - a small lawn, with a rockery and kitchen garden beyond.• Below the well, a waterfall tumbled across an artificial rockery.• Nextdoor work's under way on a giant rockery.• They make ideal dwarf plants for a wide range of usages including rockeries and containers.• The freshly-dug earth was used to fill the old pond, which now forms a neat rockery around the patio.rock·e·ry nounChineseSyllable
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rockery
rock‧e‧ry /ˈrɒkəri $ ˈrɑː-/
noun (plural rockeries) [countable] British English
part of a garden where there are rocks with small plants growing between them
SYN rock garden
■ areas and structures in a garden
▪lawn [countable] an area of short grass in a garden: They were sitting on the front lawn of the house.
▪flowerbed [countable] an area of ground where you grow flowers: The flowerbeds were well maintained.
▪rockery [countable] British English an area of a garden where there are rocks with small flowers growing between them
▪hedge [countable] a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, used for dividing one garden from another: a beech hedge
▪vegetable patch/plot [countable] (also kitchen garden British English) a part of a garden where you grow vegetables
▪patio [countable] a flat stone area next to a house, where people sit outside
▪decking [uncountable] a flat wooden area in a garden, where people can sit
▪pond [countable] a small area of water in a garden
▪water feature [countable] a small pool or structure with water running through it, used to make a garden look more attractive
▪greenhouse [countable] a glass building where you can grow plants that need protection from the weather
▪shed [countable] a small wooden building in a garden, where you can store things
rock‧e‧ry /ˈrɒkəri $ ˈrɑː-/
noun (plural rockeries) [countable] British Englishpart of a garden where there are rocks with small plants growing between them
SYN rock garden
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