Pot plant or potted plant

Hi.

For both Br. and Am. English pot plant would be a better word. Pot plant is a noun combination.

However, I feel a subtle nuances of meaning between the two.

My impression is that pot plant is a kind of plant that intrinisically needs to be kept at pot. But when you are talking about potted plant, you want to address a plant that is potted and this might not b

Sorry, Hrsanei, I disagree. I think to many Americans, "pot plant" would immediately suggest "marijuana plant." I've never heard anyone refer to an ordinary houseplant as a pot plant.

Use "potted plant," "indoor plant" or "houseplant."

Thank you Khoff.

My mistake.

I think pot plant as Longman dictionary states is common in British English.

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/pot-plant

Googling the two phrases yield the following r

Equilibrium8Is there any difference between "pot plant" and "potted plant"?

The only time I've ever heard the term "pot plant" is when someone is talking about marijuana. In all other contexts use "potted plant."

Thanks. That is inline with what I found.

I'll check with the Br.E and compare.

Strange. In SA, I never heard anyone using "potplant" in reference to marijuana. Then again, we use it far more frequently than "potted plant."

South Africa, but I am in South-east Asia now.

Speaking as an American, we would never say pot plant unless we were speaking about Marijuana. It would always be a potted plant.