unpot en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot English pot English unpot From un- + pot.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unpotted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unpotted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unpots | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unpotting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |