pot plant

British

noun

a plant grown in a flowerpot, esp indoors

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Have you lost count of the times you've had high hopes for a pot plant but despite careful positioning and diligent watering it always seems to die?

From BBC

With the illustrations of Beatrix Potter as her guide, Pasadena designer Beatriz Rose turned a room “stuck in the ’80s” into a romantic and nurturing place to pot plants and sketch.

From Los Angeles Times

Such gardens are valuable in cities where open space is at a premium and a green roof is more than just a flat roof with a few pot plants.

From BBC

Industrial hemp is not the pot plant cultivated by people hoping to grow their own weed.

From Washington Post

At a nearby stall, between pot plants and posters of Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, the centre-left Social Democrats are discussing the same topic.

From BBC

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