flowerpot
Americannoun
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flowerpots
plural
noun
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Origin of flowerpot
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Removing stagnant water, such as by emptying flowerpot plates, overturning unused pails and breaking up hardened soil, can help break the dengue transmission cycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ceramo Company, a flowerpot importer and distributor in Jackson, Mo., is still struggling to complete its refund requests after multiple tries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
We’re introduced to Derpy in a late-night scene when he emerges from a portal from the Underworld and promptly knocks over a flowerpot.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
A flowerpot, a gift for her recent 34th birthday from the Estonian psychologists she works with, sits on the windowsill.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Otto ran from the basement into the backyard and sat with his back against Missus Thunkle’s biggest flowerpot, cupping his face in his hands and crying out his fear.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Already in Algiers ahead of the historic visit, the atmosphere of an imminent celebration pervaded the air, with walls repainted, roads repaved and green spaces adorned with plants and flowerpots.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
This includes using insect repellent, getting rid of items that hold standing water around the home — such as flowerpots and bird baths — and using screens on doors and windows to keep mosquitoes out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
I spot flowerpots resting on window bars next to first-floor A/Cs, and I think about how new window-unit heat pump designs won’t fit behind those bars—yet.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2023
He was teaching his children how to repurpose them into flowerpots, he said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
The authorities then filled each half with rich, moist soil, creating in effect thirty-two giant flowerpots.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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