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houseplant

house·plant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hous-plant, -plahnt]
    • /ˈhaʊsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt/
    • /ˈhaʊs.plɑːnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hous-plant, -plahnt]
    • /ˈhaʊsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt/

Definitions of houseplant word

  • noun houseplant an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture. 1
  • noun houseplant A plant grown indoors. 1
  • noun houseplant potted indoor plant 1
  • noun houseplant a plant that is grown indoors, primarily for decoration 0
  • noun houseplant A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes. 0
  • noun houseplant A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings. 0

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Origin of houseplant

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; house + plant

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Parts of speech for Houseplant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

houseplant popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for houseplant

noun houseplant

  • plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
  • bonsai — A bonsai or a bonsai tree is a tree or shrub that has been kept very small by growing it in a little pot and cutting it in a special way.
  • pot plant — A pot plant is a plant which is grown in a container, especially indoors.

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