Associations to the word «Houseplant»

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.

Dictionary definition

HOUSEPLANT, noun. Any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats