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What is another word for potted plant?

Pronunciation: [pˈɒtɪd plˈant] (IPA)

Looking for different ways to describe a potted plant? Here are some synonyms to help vary your vocabulary: 1. Houseplant - this term is commonly used to refer to any indoor plant that is grown in a pot. 2. Container plant - a more general term that can be used to describe any type of plant grown in a container. 3. Planter - this is a term that refers to the container itself, but can also be used to describe the plant growing in it. 4. Pot-bound - a term used to describe a plant that has outgrown its pot and needs to be repotted. 5. Blooming plant - this term can be used to describe a potted plant that is currently in bloom. 6. Foliage plant - a term used for plants grown in pots that have significant foliage and greenery. 7. Herb - a specific type of potted plant grown for culinary or medicinal purposes.
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  • For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!
    Edward Abbey
  • I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I'm not, as they say, a potted plant in these meetings.
    Dan Quayle
  • Inside there was a wall three feet away. And between the wall and the door, in this unbelievably tiny space, a girl in a lemon-coloured shirt sat at a desk, with word processor, potted plant, mug of pencils, furry gonk, and wadges of orange paper. It was incredible that anyone or anything could function in such a space. It was like suddenly discovering a family of otters in one of your shoes.
    Hugh Laurie

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