flowerpot UK /ˈflaʊəˌpɒt/US /ˈflaʊɚˌpɑt/ noun1 •A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.O Laurinella! little dost thou wot How fraile a flower thou dost so highly prize: Beauty's the flower, but love the flower-pot That must preserve it, els it quickly dyes. — 1653 formsflowerpots