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jardiniere

jardiniere

8.7
A decorative indoor container for holding plants or flowers
  • noun
  • /ˌʒɑːrdɪˈnɪr/
translation icon : jardinière
  • Yes, it had gone entirely; there was no doubt about that. In its place was a dull brown and green colored jardiniere in which stood an unreal-looking palm, the usual concession that is made to regularity.

Examples

  • She chose an elegant jardiniere to display her favorite indoor plants.

  • I left my musty corner behind the jardiniere and joined the others on the patio.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • My jardiniere, it shattered.

    Braindead (1992)

  • The beautiful jardiniere on the window sill holds vibrant flowers that brighten the whole room.

  • At the garden center, they had a variety of jardinieres in different styles and colors.

Synonyms

vase
vsjardiniere
118 1.0

A container often made of glass or porcelain for holding cut flowers

is for displaying living potted plants indoors rather than cut flowers
planter
vsjardiniere
12 1.8

A decorative container for growing small plants indoors or outdoors

is mainly an indoor decorative container or stand for plants
flowerpot
vsjardiniere
6 1.0

A container often made of clay or plastic used to grow plants

is decorative indoor container or stand rather than simple growing vessel
cachepot
vsjardiniere
9.6

A decorative container that hides a plant pot indoors

is a decorative indoor container or stand that displays plants openly

How Decorative

urn
33 4.2
jardiniere
8.7
planter
12 1.8
flowerpot
6 1.0

Surface Forms

jardiniere singular
jardinières plural

Etymology

Jardiniere comes from the French jardin 'garden', the same root as the English 'garden'. So a jardiniere is like a small 'garden' container you keep inside for plants or flowers.