Meanings
present singular third person unpots · participle present unpotting · participle past unpotted · past unpotted
- 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
- Englishun-
- Proto-Germanic*puttaz
- Old Englishpott
- Proto-Germanic*puttaz
- Frankish*pott
- Vulgar Latinpottum
- Old Frenchpot
- Middle Englishpot
- Englishpot
- Englishunpot
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unpot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpot
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