unpots

Frees from terra-cotta

To unpot is to remove a plant from its pot, typically for repotting into a larger container or transplanting into the ground: She unpotted the seedlings and moved them to the garden bed.

The word follows the common pattern of un- reversing a containment action.

gardening

transplanting

Moving living growth elsewhere

seedlingsNewly germinated plants
rootboundRoots filling entire container
containerThing for storing items

nursery · soil · drainage · replanting · uprooting · houseplants · propagation · rootball · planters · greenhouse

billiards

snooker

Cue sport with reds

poolCollective fund or basin
pocketFabric compartment in clothing
cue ballUnmarked billiard striker

miscue · foul · table · break · rack · shot · eight-ball · scratch · game · stroke

Opposites

container action

unpotspots

Vessels for cooking or planting

potting · repots · plants · containers · embeds

plant establishment

unpotsplants

Photosynthesizing rooted organisms

roots · establishes · settles · anchors · embeds

Family

unpotted, unpotting, unpot

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G