"houseplant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: houseplants [plural]
Etymology: house + plant Etymology templates: {{com|en|house|plant}} house + plant Head templates: {{en-noun}} houseplant (plural houseplants)
  1. A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes. Translations (plant grown indoors): planta d'interior [feminine] (Catalan), kamerplant (Dutch), huonekasvi (Finnish), plante d’intérieur [feminine] (French), Zimmerpflanze [feminine] (German), szobanövény (Hungarian), pianta da appartamento (Italian), 실내용화초 (sillaeyonghwacho) (alt: 室內用花草) (Korean), telpaugs [masculine] (Latvian), комнатное растение (komnatnoje rastenije) [neuter] (Russian), inomhusväxt [common-gender] (Swedish), krukväxt (english: potted plant) [common-gender] (Swedish), halamang pambahay (Tagalog), кімнатне рослинництво (kimnatne roslynnyctvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), planhigyn tŷ [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-houseplant-en-noun-YX5FLE9w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'plant grown indoors': 69 31
  2. A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings. Translations (plant suited to such treatment): huonekasvi (Finnish), Zimmerpflanze [feminine] (German), pianta da appartamento (Italian), inomhusväxt [common-gender] (Swedish), planhigyn tŷ [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-houseplant-en-noun-iBxnVXId Disambiguation of 'plant suited to such treatment': 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: house plant Hypernyms: plant Related terms: flowerpot, potted plant

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