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Vinony

rockery

noun

  1. garden with rocky soil
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Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒk.ə.ɹi/ / /ˈɹɑk.ɚ.i/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin roccabor.? Old English *rocc Early Medieval Latin rocca Anglo-Norman roquebor. Middle English rokke English rock Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English rockery From rock + -ery.

  1. A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.
  2. A natural area where many seals breed.