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flowerpot

[ flou-er-pot ]
/ ˈflaʊ ərˌpɒt /
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noun
a container in which to grow and display plants.
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Origin of flowerpot

First recorded in 1590–1600; flower + pot1
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British Dictionary definitions for flowerpot

flowerpot
/ (ˈflaʊəˌpɒt) /

noun
a pot in which plants are grown
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