unpotv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɒt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², pot v.⁴

Etymology: < un- prefix² + pot v.⁴

transitive. To remove (esp. a seedling or young plant) from a pot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [verb (transitive)] > pot > remove from pot

unpot1693

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Dict. in Compl. Gard'ner sig. b3^v To Unpot [Fr. dépoter], is to take Plants out of Pots.

1700 T. Brown et al. tr. P. Scarron Comical Romance ii. viii. 175 in tr. P. Scarron Whole Comical Wks. Had Ragotin..been able to unpot his Foot, I mean, to get out of that scurvy Pot, it had so unluckily got into.

1754 J. Justice Scots Gardiners Director 127 As for the small Plants.., I do not choose to unpot them until Michaelmas.

1841 Gardener's Mag. 17 19 Before unpotting the offsets to plant them in the frames, some of the lower leaves are removed.

1890 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 198/2 She fancied that to exhume the remains..of an illustrious warrior was matter as easy as to unpot a plant of mignonette.

2011 A. Aiello & A. Bryant Terrarium Craft 139/1 Unpot the jade plant, scraping away the topmost surface of soil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpot
释义	unpotv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɒt/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², pot v.⁴ Etymology: < un- prefix² + pot v.⁴ transitive. To remove (esp. a seedling or young plant) from a pot. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [verb (transitive)] > pot > remove from pot unpot1693 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Dict. in Compl. Gard'ner sig. b3^v To Unpot [Fr. dépoter], is to take Plants out of Pots. 1700 T. Brown et al. tr. P. Scarron Comical Romance ii. viii. 175 in tr. P. Scarron Whole Comical Wks. Had Ragotin..been able to unpot his Foot, I mean, to get out of that scurvy Pot, it had so unluckily got into. 1754 J. Justice Scots Gardiners Director 127 As for the small Plants.., I do not choose to unpot them until Michaelmas. 1841 Gardener's Mag. 17 19 Before unpotting the offsets to plant them in the frames, some of the lower leaves are removed. 1890 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 198/2 She fancied that to exhume the remains..of an illustrious warrior was matter as easy as to unpot a plant of mignonette. 2011 A. Aiello & A. Bryant Terrarium Craft 139/1 Unpot the jade plant, scraping away the topmost surface of soil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1693
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