noun
- a succulent plant with fleshy leaves and small star-shaped flowers, typically growing on walls, rocks, or dry ground
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The yellow stonecrop bloomed brightly on the old stone wall.
- She planted stonecrop in her rock garden because it thrives in poor soil.
- The roof was covered with a carpet of stonecrop and other hardy plants.
- Stonecrop requires very little water and can survive in harsh conditions.
- The botanist identified several species of stonecrop growing on the cliff face.
- White stonecrop flowers attracted bees to the garden in early summer.