单词 | pot plant |
释义 | pot plantn. 1. A plant grown or suitable for growing in a flowerpot or comparable container, esp. in a house or glasshouse. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > wild and cultivated plants > [noun] > cultivated or planted > in particular place or receptacle stove-plant1778 pot plant1824 window plant1831 border-flower1850 bedding-plant1856 bedder1862 bedding-out plant1865 pot-herb1882 1824 ‘A. Singleton’ Lett. from South & West 63 The young Virginian ladies take pleasure in nurturing..and fostering their parlour pot-plants. 1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 187/1 Pot-plants that have been plunged, and gone by their prime, must be got up, and be replaced by others in good order. 1871 S. Hibberd Amateur's Flower Garden xiii. 240 Well-grown pot-plants..have a much brighter, a much more artistic and finished appearance, than plants of the same kinds equally well grown in the open ground. 1914 W. F. Rowles Garden under Glass xxii. 221 The loam..will be more suitable for the growth of the majority of pot plants. 1959 Listener 26 Mar. 572/1 The cool greenhouse ursinias make lovely pot plants. 1992 Woman 7 Dec. 29/2 To increase the humidity..you can create your own micro-climate by putting plenty of green-leaved pot plants on and around your desk. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > monkey-pot sapucaia tree1820 monkey-pot1849 pot plant1858 sapucaia1869 lecythid1871 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 299/1 Pot-plant, a name for the Lecythis ollaria. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 924/1 Pot-plant, Lecythis ollaria. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1824 |
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