houseplant
/ˈhaʊsplɑːnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhaʊsplænt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhau̇s-ˌplant/ (ame, mw)
houseplant — noun
- houseplantsingular
- houseplantsplural
1. a small plant that people keep in a pot indoors to make a room look nicer or fee
a small plant that people keep in a pot indoors to make a room look nicer or feel fresher
Gabriela put a leafy houseplant on the windowsill so it could catch the morning sun.
concrete noun shown with a typical care detail
Every houseplant in the office died while the staff were away for two weeks.
plural reference: every + houseplant + singular verb
Omar waters his houseplants once a week and turns the pots toward the light.
The shop sells small houseplants that grow well in a dark corner of a flat.
A spider plant is an easy houseplant for people who often forget to water things.
- pot plant
more common in British English for the same thing
- indoor plant
broader two-word term, slightly more formal
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Almost always countable; the plural 'houseplants' is common when talking about a collection. Distinguish from 'pot plant', which is the more usual term in British English.