flowerpot

flowerpot
noun Date: 1583 a pot in which to grow plants

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  • flowerpot — 1590s, from FLOWER (Cf. flower) + POT (Cf. pot) (1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • flowerpot — ► NOUN ▪ an earthenware or plastic container in which to grow a plant …   English terms dictionary

  • flowerpot — [flou′ər pät΄] n. a container made of porous clay or of plastic, in which to grow plants …   English World dictionary

  • flowerpot — UK [ˈflaʊə(r)ˌpɒt] / US [ˈflaʊrˌpɑt] noun [countable] Word forms flowerpot : singular flowerpot plural flowerpots a container in which plants are grown …   English dictionary

  • flowerpot — [[t]fla͟ʊ ə(r)pɒt[/t]] flowerpots also flower pot N COUNT A flowerpot is a container that is used for growing plants. Syn: plant pot …   English dictionary

  • Flowerpot Island — is an island in Georgian Bay, and is a part of the Fathom Five National Marine Park of Ontario, Canada. The island spans 2.1 km from east to west, and 1.5 km from north to south, and has a total area of 2 km² (500 acres). It has 6 km of trails on …   Wikipedia

  • Flowerpot Men — may refer to:*Flower Pot Men, a BBC television series for children *The Flower Pot Men, a British pop group from the 1960s *The Flowerpot Men, a British electronic group from the 1980s …   Wikipedia

  • Flowerpot Island — Big Flowerpot (el gran Florero), una formación calcárea erosionada por las aguas, el hielo y el viento. Flowerpot Island es una isla canadiense ubicada en la Georgian Bay, una bahía de grandes proporciones en el Lago Hurón, en la provincia de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Flowerpot Island — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Flowerpot Island Felsformationen am Ufer von Flowerpot Island Gewässer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Flowerpot technique — The Flowerpot Technique is used in sleep deprivation studies. It is designed to allow NREM sleep but prevent REM sleep. A rat is placed on top of an upside down flower pot which is placed in a bucket of water. While in NREM sleep the rat retains… …   Wikipedia

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