houseplant
/ˈhaʊsplɑːnt/noun
उच्चारण हाउस्प्लान्ट
घर के अंदर रखा जाने वाला पौधा, इनडोर पौधा
Basic word
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a plant that you grow in a pot and keep inside a house
घर के अंदर रखा जाने वाला पौधा, इनडोर पौधा
- Radhika keeps a few houseplants near the window.
- Money plant is a popular houseplant in India.
- Most houseplants need light but not direct sun.
+ 2 more examples
- Water the houseplant only when the soil feels dry.
- The cat knocked a houseplant off the shelf.
Synonyms pot plant indoor plant
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a houseplant (countable noun)
It names a plant grown in a pot indoors. The plural is houseplants. It is one word.
यह घर के भीतर गमले में उगाए गए पौधे का नाम है। इसका plural houseplants है और यह एक शब्द है।
- A money plant is a popular houseplant.
- We keep several houseplants on the balcony.
water / repot / care for a houseplant
Common verbs describe care: water, repot, prune, move.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ देखभाल को बताती हैं: water, repot, prune, move।
- Don't forget to water the houseplants.
- She repots her houseplant every spring.
houseplant that + clause
A relative clause tells which kind: one that needs little light.
Relative clause बताती है कि कैसा पौधा: जिसे कम रोशनी चाहिए।
- Aloe vera is a houseplant that needs little water.
indoor plant vs houseplant
Indoor plant has the same meaning and is equally common.
Indoor plant का वही अर्थ है और यह भी उतना ही प्रचलित है।
- Choose an indoor plant that suits a shady room.
+Collocations 4
adjective + houseplant
popularhardyfloweringlow-maintenancetrailing
- A hardy houseplant survives even when you forget to water it.
verb + houseplant
watergrowrepotprunefeed
- He grows houseplants in recycled bottles.
houseplant + noun
soilfoodshelfcollectioncare
- Houseplant care is easy with a schedule.
houseplant + verb
wiltthrivedieneed light
- A houseplant will wilt without enough water.
“More examples 5
- Radhika keeps a tulsi houseplant near the window.
राधिका खिड़की के पास तुलसी का गमले वाला पौधा रखती है।
- Most houseplants need bright but indirect light.
अधिकतर घरेलू पौधों को तेज़ पर अप्रत्यक्ष रोशनी चाहिए।
- The houseplant died because it was watered too often.
पौधा इसलिए मर गया क्योंकि उसे बहुत बार पानी दिया गया।
- A houseplant can make a small room look fresher.
घर का पौधा छोटे कमरे को ताज़ा दिखा सकता है।
- We bought two houseplants for the new office.
हमने नए कार्यालय के लिए दो घरेलू पौधे ख़रीदे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She waters the houseplant everyday.
✓ She waters the houseplant every day.
Every day is two words when it means each day as an adverb phrase.
'Every day' क्रिया-विशेषण phrase में दो शब्द होते हैं।
✗ I have three houseplant on my balcony.
✓ I have three houseplants on my balcony.
A number above one needs a plural noun.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद बहुवचन noun आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe plants grown in different places.
ये शब्द अलग-अलग स्थानों पर उगाए पौधों के हैं।
A woody plant, smaller than a tree, usually grown in a garden.
पेड़ से छोटा लकड़ीदार पौधा, प्रायः बगीचे में।
- A rose shrub bloomed.