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What is the difference between flowerpot and flower?

flowerpot | flower | Derived terms |

Flowerpot is a derived term of flower.


As nouns the difference between flowerpot and flower

is that flowerpot is a container in which plants are grown while flower is a colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction or flower can be something that flows, such as a river.

As a verb flower is

to put forth blooms.

flowerpot

English

Noun

(wikipedia flowerpot) (en noun)
  • A container in which plants are grown.
  • *
  • *:Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, with (by way of local colour) on one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust.

    • flower

    English

    (wikipedia flower) {{ picdic , image=Flor.png , detail1= , detail2= Legend:
    1= 2= 3=
    4= 5= 6=
    7= 8= 9= , detail3= Some flowers: , scrollable=yes }}

    Alternative forms

    * flowre (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flour, from (etyl) flur, from (etyl) (more at (l)).

    Noun