houseplant

house·plant

H0301100 (hous′plănt′)n. Any of a wide variety of plants grown indoors, often for decorative purposes.

house•plant

(ˈhaʊsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt)

n. an ornamental plant that is grown indoors. [1870–75]

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houseplant - any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposesplant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionAglaonema modestum, Chinese evergreen, Japanese leaf - erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leavesanthurium, tailflower, tail-flower - any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowersblood berry, bloodberry, Rivina humilis, rouge plant, rougeberry - bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical AmericasGynura aurantiaca, purple velvet plant, royal velvet plant, velvet plant - Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairsExacum affine, Persian violet - perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowersepiscia - any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowersgloxinia - any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowerskohleria - shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowersplectranthus - any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus

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