stumpery

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noun

A garden feature similar to a rockery but made from parts of dead trees, especially stumps.

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Meanings

nounstumpery (plural stumperies)

plural stumperies

  1. agricultureA garden feature similar to a rockery but made from parts of dead trees, especially stumps.

Origin

From stump + -ery.

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APA

stumpery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumpery

MLA

“stumpery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumpery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stumpery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumpery.

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