cachepot

noun

cache·​pot ˈkash-ˌpät 

ˈkash-ˌpō,

ˈka-shə- 

: an ornamental receptacle to hold and usually to conceal a flowerpot

Examples of cachepot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whereas orchids are vibrant in color, this cachepot is glossy white with a square, geometric structure. —Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023

Floral designer Cathy Graham played it safe by hand-painting a white metal cachepot with tiny blue flowers and vines. —Sofia Quintero, ELLE Decor, 18 Jan. 2023

Planters without holes, sometimes called cachepots, will require the addition of landscape rocks and charcoal horticultural soil for drainage or the use of a smaller, secondary interior pot that can be removed for watering. —Bonnie McCarthy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, literally "(it) hides (the) pot," from cache, 3rd singular present tense of cacher "to hide" + pot "container, jar, pot," going back to Old French, going back to Vulgar Latin *pott-, of uncertain origin — more at cache entry 1, pot entry 1

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above