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house plant

British  

noun

  1. a plant that can be grown indoors

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What if your house plant could tell you your water isn't safe?

From Science Daily

He returned to feature movies with “Build a House, Plant a Tree” in 1979 — which was soon also banned.

From Seattle Times

This particular version of the familiar houseplant was bioengineered to remove 30 times the amount of indoor air pollutants of a typical house plant, according to Neoplants, the Paris-based company that created it.

From Seattle Times

Zia Allaway, co-author of the RHS “Practical House Plant Book,” said that the spider plant is one of the easiest house plants to take care of.

From Seattle Times

For a lot of color, house plant lover need to look no further than the lobelia plant.

From Seattle Times