breakstone

ˈbreɪk.stoʊn

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Definition of breakstone - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

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plant growing in stone cracks like Saxifrage

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Breakstone thrives in the rocky garden crevices.

saxifrage

stonecrop

plants

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parsley piert plant found in stony areas

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The breakstone, or parsley piert, is common here.

parsley piert

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parsley piert plant found in stony areas

Origin of breakstone

English, break (shatter) + stone (rock)

Examples of breakstone in a sentence

Breakstone is often found in mountainous regions.
Breakstone thrives in rocky garden beds.
The herbalist collected breakstone for its medicinal properties.

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French:saxifrage, casse-pierre, ...
German:Steinbrech, Felsenpflanze, ...
Italian:sassifraga, erba spaccapietra, ...
Spanish:saxífraga, ...
Portuguese:saxífraga, quebra-pedra, ...
Chinese:石生草, 破石草, ...
Japanese:ブレイクストーン, パセリピエルト, ...
Arabic:ساكسفراج, بقدونس بري, ...
Hebrew:צֶמַח סַדְקֵי סֶלַע, עֵשֶׂב שָׂדֶה הַנִּמְצָא בְּאֲזָרִים סְלָעִיִּים, ...
Russian:камнеломка, петрушка, ...
Ukrainian:ломикамінь, переломник, ...
Hindi:ब्रेकस्टोन, पार्सले पियर्ट, ...
Bengali:ব্রেকস্টোন, পার্সলি পিয়ার্ট, ...
Catalan:saxífraga, trencapins, ...
Czech:lomikámen, ruprava lomikámenovitá, ...
Danish:stenbræk, stenurt, ...
Dutch:steenbreek, parsley piert, ...
Greek:σπάραγμα, σπαστόλιθος, ...
Hungarian:kőtörőfű, borsos pimpó, ...
Khmer:រុក្ខជាតិដុះតាមក្រហែងថ្ម, រុក្ខជាតិប៉ាស្លីពៀតដែលដុះនៅតំបន់ថ្ម, ...
Korean:돌나물, 파슬리 피어트, ...
Persian:گیاه سنگ‌شکن, سنگ‌شکن, ...
Polish:skalnica, breakstone, ...
Portuguese (BR):quebra-pedra, erva-pombinha, ...
Romanian:plantă de stâncă, pietriș, ...
Swedish:stenbräcka, persiljekross, ...
Thai:พืชที่เติบโตในรอยแตกของหิน, พืช parsley piert, ...
Turkish:taş kıran, kır taşı, ...
Vietnamese:cây phá thạch, cây breakstone, ...

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