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Rookery vs Rockery - What's the difference?

rookery | rockery |

As nouns the difference between rookery and rockery

is that rookery is a colony of breeding birds or other animals while rockery is a section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.

rookery

Noun

(rookeries)
  • A colony of breeding birds or other animals.
  • A crowded tenement.
  • (British) a place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city.
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  • rockery

    English

    Noun

    (rockeries)
  • a section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants
  • Synonyms

    * rock garden