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DEFINITION: v., To put an unwanted houseplant, especially a seasonal or gift plant like a Poinsettia or Easter Lily, outdoors in hopes that it will die. n., An unwanted houseplant which has been left to nature.
Verboticisms
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Explantriate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: eks-plan-TREE-ate
Sentence: When Bob threw the bothersome begonia from his balcony with tarpeian tenacity, he hoped that this floray had finally explantriated all his unwanted "fleur-de-loathe."
Etymology: 1. Explantriate: blend of plant & expatriate. 2. Tarpeian: after "Tarpeian Rock" a cliff in ancient Rome where criminals were executed by being thrown from the top of it. 3. Floray (flora & foray) 4. Fleur-de-loathe (very loosely based on Fleur-de-lis)
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COMMENTS:
clever - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-14: 10:22:00
me likey - SpaceCadet, 2007-11-14: 12:14:00
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Killant
Created by: yaelash
Pronunciation: ki-llant
Sentence: every time she got flowers or anything green, she couldn't hold on to it for more than a couple of days. soon she would take it outside, killanting it as usual.
Etymology: kill + plant
Chloroexpose
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: kloro-ex-pose
Sentence: Joe's diabolical plan to chloroexpose the easter lily had not been accomplished when a careless boy stepped on the houseplant.
Etymology: chlorophyll, expose
Inplanticide
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: in-PLAN-tih-syed
Sentence: The the rare variety of African violet that Alex had given his girlfriend was the victim of ruthless inplanticide.
Etymology: indoor + plant + infanticide (indicates helplessness)
Croakus
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: krōkəs
Sentence: Jane has a black thumb when it comes to raising plants. Plants given to her are generally doomed to her attempts at kindness. No matter what kind of plant or flower she has it soon becomes a croakus.
Etymology: croak (die/kill) + crocus (a small, spring-flowering plant of the iris family, which grows from a corm and bears bright yellow, purple, or white flowers)
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COMMENTS:
deadly good word - Nosila, 2010-03-11: 00:22:00
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Botanikiller
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bəˈtani kilər
Sentence: Doris was such a sweet person that her neighbors found it shocking to find out that she was a botanikiller. They thought she was trying to give her house plants a boost of sunshine when they were set out on the deck. When the first frost hit, they were concerned. When the first snow came, it was clear that her intent was homicidal.
Etymology: botanical (of or relating to plants) + killer (a person, animal, or thing that causes death)
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COMMENTS:
Botanikiller would make a great movie title. Nice, artr! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-13: 11:20:00
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Excomplanticate
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: ECKS-COM-PLAN-TICK-ATE
Sentence: "Schwartzman, has operation "easto defacto' been completed?" "Yes sir, the lily has been excomplanticated to the back porch" "Excellent, the chlorophyll is goin' down"
Etymology: Plant + Excommmunicate
Snubotany
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: snŭ-bŏt'-ən-ē
Sentence: Alice's in-laws ran a florist shop, but she had terrible alergies, and she was forced to practice snubotany every year on Christmas and on her and Carl's anniversary. [In fact, Carl knew that if he started up the driveway only to find a outdoorchid, or a porchsettia, that had been patiousted, and it wasn't Christmas, he'd better just turn right around and go shopping for an anniversary present.]
Etymology: snub - To ignore or behave coldly toward; to slight (Middle English, snubben) + botany - the science of plants (Greek, botanikós)
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COMMENTS:
Now that's a clever word!! Kinda rolls of the tongue. - libertybelle, 2007-11-14: 09:14:00
Sure does. Although Alice may need a snubdevil to perform a exflorcism! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-14: 17:13:00
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Exofoliacizing
Created by: dubld
Pronunciation: eg-so-fo-fo-lee-ah-size-ing
Sentence: After living with the drooping easter lilly for a time, he decided it was time to exofoliacize his easter demon plant.
Etymology: exo (Out) + foliage (Plant) + Exorcize (Expel)
Vegicide
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: vej-uh-sahyd
Sentence: Why did my sister give me a cactus for Christmas? She knows I have two dogs that get into everything. I’ll have to commit vegicide and put it outside for the rest of the winter. Then if she asks I can tell her it died.
Etymology: Vegetation: Latin vegetātiōn; Plant life. + Homicide: Latin homicīdium; A killing.
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COMMENTS:
Just tell her it's cactus! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-14: 17:42:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird! ~ James'
purpleartichokes - 2007-11-14: 04:19:00
How ironic, I just did this yesterday with some cilantro that developed a wicked case of spider mites. Now I get to feel the guilt allll over again.
Jabberwocky - 2007-11-14: 15:22:00
I got a phone call from cilantro - he said "Save me purple - it's not too late"
purpleartichokes - 2007-11-14: 18:32:00
I hate you Jabber. Here come the nightmares... "I'm freeeeezing!"
The cilantro is just the tip of the iceberg! I heard that Purple iced her entire crop artichokes, which she was **trying** to grow hydroponically in her basement. That is until she saw her electricity bill quadruple. Just think of all those poor baby artichokes... It's sad, until you think -- Purple probably would have ate them anyways. ~ James
mplsbohemian - 2007-11-14: 23:08:00
Tip of the iceberg *lettuce*, you mean.
purpleartichokes - 2007-11-15: 06:54:00
Now I'm all choked up... guess I'll start eating more meat.
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James
A friend suggested a very scary thought. She says that the verbotomists should get together and have a \"meet & greet\".
Sounds good. We could have a convention in Verbena, Alabama