Verboticism: Excomplanticate

'Don't leave me out here! I'm not dead yet!'

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.

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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

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