"breakstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breakstones [plural]
Etymology: From break + stone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|break|stone}} break + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} breakstone (countable and uncountable, plural breakstones)
  1. Any plant growing in stony places, especially in cracks in stone
    Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-breakstone-en-noun-~Hwyuyda Categories (other): Saxifragales order plants Disambiguation of Saxifragales order plants: 27 21 30 22
  2. Any plant growing in stony places, especially in cracks in stone
    Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-breakstone-en-noun-9vHcN9kB Categories (other): Saxifragales order plants Disambiguation of Saxifragales order plants: 27 21 30 22
  3. Any plant growing in stony places, especially in cracks in stone
    Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-breakstone-en-noun-kTZNNKEE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Apieae tribe plants, Celery family plants, Saxifragales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 53 23 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 20 26 33 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 20 45 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 19 45 19 Disambiguation of Apieae tribe plants: 19 22 37 22 Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 9 9 73 9 Disambiguation of Saxifragales order plants: 27 21 30 22
  4. Any plant growing in stony places, especially in cracks in stone
    Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-breakstone-en-noun-mPn0aN-z Categories (other): Carnation family plants, Saxifragales order plants Disambiguation of Carnation family plants: 14 14 23 48 Disambiguation of Saxifragales order plants: 27 21 30 22

Inflected forms

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