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- [flou-er-pot]
- /ˈflaʊ ərˌpɒt/
- /ˈflaʊ.ə.pɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flou-er-pot]
- /ˈflaʊ ərˌpɒt/
Definitions of flowerpot word
- noun flowerpot a container in which to grow and display plants. 1
- noun flowerpot A small container, typically with sloping sides and made from plastic or earthenware, used for growing a plant in. 1
- noun flowerpot container for planting a flower 1
- countable noun flowerpot A flowerpot is a container that is used for growing plants. 0
- noun flowerpot a pot in which plants are grown 0
- noun flowerpot a container made of porous clay or of plastic, in which to grow plants 0
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Origin of flowerpot
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; flower + pot1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flowerpot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flowerpot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flowerpot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flowerpot
noun flowerpot
- pot — a deep hole; pit.
- vase — a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- window box — a box for growing plants, placed at or in a window.
- planter — a person who plants.
- container — A container is something such as a box or bottle that is used to hold or store things in.
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