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pot plant

British  

noun

  1. a plant grown in a flowerpot, esp 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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Industrial hemp is not the pot plant cultivated by people hoping to grow their own weed.

From Washington Post Nov. 14, 2022

Even something as simple as sitting by a window and watching the birds, or taking care of a pot plant, can be beneficial.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2021

These days, especially at tech companies, you’re as likely to find a dog in the office as you are a pot plant or watercooler.

From The Guardian May 6, 2017

A psychology student sat at a neat desk by a computer screen and a pot plant, waiting for the phone to ring.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2015

She came running across the railroad ditch to the road and, like a wilted pot plant that just got watered, smiled up at me with the purest pleasure on her face.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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