2. (Gardening)
Defn: A rockery.
ROCKY
Rock"y, a.
1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.
2. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. Milton.
3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. Shak. Rocky Mountain locust (Zoöl.), the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper. — Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zoöl.) See Bighorn.
ROCOA
Ro"coa, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rocou, roicou, Pg. & Braz, urucú.]
Defn: The orange-colored pulp covering the seeds of the tropical plant Bixa Orellana, from which annotto is prepared. See Annoto.
ROCOCO
Ro*co"co, n. Etym: [F.; of uncertain etymology.]
Defn: A florid style of ornamentation which prevailed in Europe in the latter part of the eighteenth century.