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house plant

British  

noun

  1. a plant that can be grown indoors

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From Science Daily Oct. 23, 2023

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 Jan. 9, 2023

“What do you appreciate? Maybe the smooth, green leaves on a house plant or the comfort of a pillow get your shoulders unknotting.”

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2020

Since moving, I’ve also bought my first house plant and framed some art, but nothing feels as dynamic and joyous as those three hours of dancing rainbows.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2020

Normally, once or twice a week he went for long walks on his own land, the well-loved piece of prairie where he had always hoped to build a house, plant trees, eventually entertain greatgrandchildren.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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