Definition of houseplant Houseplant
We found 5 definitions of houseplant from 4 different sources.
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What does houseplant mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: houseplants |
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| houseplant - any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes | ||
| plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
| aglaonema modestum, chinese evergreen, japanese leaf erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves | ||
| anthurium, tail-flower, tailflower any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers | ||
| blood berry, bloodberry, rivina humilis, rouge plant, rougeberry bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas | ||
| gynura aurantiaca, purple velvet plant, royal velvet plant, velvet plant Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs | ||
| exacum affine, persian violet perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers | ||
| episcia any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers | ||
| gloxinia any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers | ||
| kohleria shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers | ||
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Wiktionary 
- houseplant (Noun)
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes. - houseplant (Noun)
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
Wikipedia 
- A houseplant is any kind of decorative plant. People grow them indoors, usually in a house, where these plants gets their name.
Part of speech
🔤- houseplant, noun, singular of houseplants.
