🇬🇧🇪🇸 flowerpot - maceta : English Lesson

Meaning of "flowerpot" ("maceta"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A flowerpot is a special container, usually made from clay or plastic, that you fill with soil so a plant can grow in it. People use flowerpots to keep plants on windowsills, balconies, gardens, or inside the house so the plants have a neat, safe place to live and grow their roots.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The wind knocked over the flowerpot, and the plant did a slow-motion superhero fall into the grass.

Our dog tried to dig in the flowerpot and ended up wearing it like a wobbly clay helmet.

When I watered the flowerpot too much, the plant looked like it needed swimming lessons.

I tried to plant a cookie in the flowerpot, but it just turned into a very big ant picnic.

Flowerpots have been used for thousands of years so people could grow plants indoors or move them around—basically ancient plant suitcases.

She gently set a small clay flowerpot on the bright windowsill. The cat leapt, the flowerpot tipped, and dark soil scattered across the floor. She cupped the wet roots, lifted the plant from the cracked flowerpot, and moved it into a spare flowerpot. The plant sat upright in its new flowerpot. She laughed, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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