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Definition of "flowerpot" [flow•er•pot]

  • A pot in which plants are grown. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "flowerpot" in a sentence
  • "A flowerpot is a necessary article of furniture without which no room is complete."
  • "Looks like someone's Gibson copy to me, from the "flowerpot" on the headstock; might be homemade."
  • "When he reached the top, a small bomb, concealed in a flowerpot in front of the door, exploded."