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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rocky area in which plants particularly adapted to such terrain are cultivated.
- noun A garden in which rocks are arranged and plants cultivated in a carefully designed, decorative scheme.
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- noun a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants
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alexz commented on the word rock garden
a bed of large loose rocks which your bike wheels will slip around in.
January 12, 2013