houseplant

See also: house plant

English

Alternative forms

• house plant

Etymology

house +‎ plant

Noun

houseplant (plural houseplants)

1. A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.

   Herbert thought that adding some houseplants would brighten up his desk.

2. A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.

   "I always thought a begonia was a houseplant!" exclaimed Sue, staring at the towering tropical specimen.

Hypernyms

• plant

Translations

plant grown indoors

• Finnish: huonekasvi (fi)
• French: plante d’intérieur (fr) f
• German: Zimmerpflanze (de) f
• Hungarian: szobanövény (hu)
• Italian: pianta da appartamento
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• Latvian: telpaugs m
• Swedish: inomhusväxt c, krukväxt (sv) c (potted plant)
• Tagalog: halamang pambahay
• Welsh: planhigyn tŷ m

plant suited to such treatment

• Finnish: huonekasvi (fi)
• German: Zimmerpflanze (de) f
• Italian: pianta da appartamento
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• Swedish: inomhusväxt c
• Welsh: planhigyn tŷ m

See also

• flowerpot
• potted plant

Anagrams

• sulphonate