Meanings
nounstonecrop (countable and uncountable, plural stonecrops)
plural stonecrops
- countableuncountableAny of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum
A trailing plant with flowers like small white stars had bound itself across the bows as if in reverence for the fallen king, and in the crevices of his stony hair yellow stonecrop gleamed.
1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers - countableuncountableCertain plants of genus Lithospermum, in family Boraginaceae.
Synonyms & antonyms
Narrower
Allegheny stonecropbiting stonecropbutterfly stonecropcliff stonecropdense stonecropditch stonecropgoldmoss stonecropledge stonecropmossy stonecropmusky stonecroporange stonecroporpine stonecroppale stonecropPersian stonecropreflexed stonecropshore stonecropshowy stonecropVirginia stonecropVirginian stonecropwild stonecropyellow stonecrop
Origin
From stone + crop, from the apparent ability of the plant to grow out of bare rock and stone.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀείζωον, ἐπίπετρον
- ἀείζωον (aeízōon)Sedum
- ἐπίπετρον (epípetron)Sedum
Arabic حَيّ الْعَالَم
- حَيّ الْعَالَم (ḥayy al-ʕālam)Sedum
Bulgarian тлъстига
- тлъстига (tlăstiga)Sedum
Catalan crespinell
- crespinellSedum
Czech rozchodník
- rozchodníkSedum
Danish stenurt
- stenurtSedum
Dutch sedum, vetkruid
- sedumSedum
- vetkruidSedum
Finnish maksaruoho
- maksaruohoSedum
French orpin
- orpinSedum
German Fetthenne, Mauerpfeffer
- FetthenneSedum
- MauerpfefferSedum
Hebrew חַי הָעוֹלָם, חַי לְעוֹלָם
- חַי הָעוֹלָם (ḥay hā-ʿōlā́m)Sedum
- חַי לְעוֹלָם (ḥay lə-ʿōlā́m)Sedum
Korean 돌나물
- 돌나물 (dollamul)Sedum
Polish rozchodnik
- rozchodnikSedum
Russian очи́ток
- очи́ток (očítok)Sedum
Slovak rozchodník
- rozchodníkSedum
Spanish pampajarito, siempreviva
- pampajaritoSedum
- siemprevivaSedum
Swedish fetknopp
- fetknoppSedum
Turkish dam koruğu
- dam koruğuSedum
Ukrainian очи́ток
- очи́ток (očýtok)Sedum
Welsh briweg
- briwegSedum
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
stonecrop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonecrop
MLA
“stonecrop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonecrop. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stonecrop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonecrop.
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