unpot

U1N1P3O1T1

verb

To remove from a pot.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

verbunpot (third-person singular simple present unpots, present participle unpotting, simple past and past participle unpotted)

present singular third person unpots · participle present unpotting · participle past unpotted · past unpotted

  1. To remove from a pot.

    When the stems fall off, unpot the tubers and let them sit in the open air for a few days, then wrap them individually in newspaper and store them in a room that stays between 40 to 50 degrees.

    2009 March 19, Anne Raver, “A Burst of Begonias to Satisfy a Yen”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishun-
  2. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  3. Old Englishpott
  4. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  5. Frankish*pott
  6. Vulgar Latinpottum
  7. Old Frenchpot
  8. Middle Englishpot
  9. Englishpot
  10. Englishunpot

From un- + pot.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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