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: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Chrysanthenasia: /krisanθənÄzhÉ™/ Lilly loves flowers. Unfortunately she has a black thumb. When her husband gave her a potted plant on her birthday it was an act of Chrysanthenasia. Etymology: chrysanthemum (a popular plant of the daisy family, having brightly colored ornamental flowers) + euthanasia (the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma) Created by: artr.
Croakus: /crow kus/ she’s trying to croakus, growled the tiger lily Etymology: crocus, croak us Created by: galwaywegian.
Florassicpark: /flor assik park/ When Heidi put her Easter Lily outside, poor Lily knew it was a signal. She would be out in Florassic Park with all the other neglected and forgotten seasonal plants…the sad pointsettia, the withered hyacinths, tulips and daffodils and of course the poor shamrock who had served for St.Paddy’Day. It wans’t just Florassic Park, it was Plantsylvania to the lovely former show plants. But soon theDay of the Triffids would return…Revenge of the Pot People. Etymology: Flora (plants) & Jurassic (geol.era
when plants started) & Jurassic Park (movie about a theme park made with real plants and dinosaurs from the Jurassic Era) Created by: Nosila.
Bougainseeya: /boo gun see’ yuh/ The cat shredded the mother-in-law’s tongue I got from you-know-who, so I have to bougainseeya it on the back patio. Bougainseeya! Etymology: bougain (< bougainvillea, popular house plant) + "see ya" (parting remark) Created by: QuantumMechanic.
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