1
: a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table
2
: something resembling a saucer especially in shape
especially
: flying saucer
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Add a saucer to plants on patios to capture and conserve water for use.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
There’s a set of plastic planters that look like ceramic pots, each with a drainage hole and saucer to keep your container gardens thriving.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The trays or saucers should be large enough to collect runoff and emptied of extra water, to protect the root zone.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Then move the pot back to its regular spot on a saucer.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
There’s a set of plastic planters that look like ceramic pots, each with a drainage hole and saucer to keep your container gardens thriving.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The trays or saucers should be large enough to collect runoff and emptied of extra water, to protect the root zone.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Then move the pot back to its regular spot on a saucer.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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saucer
noun
sau·cer
ˈsȯ-sər 
1
: a small round shallow dish in which a cup is set
2
: something like a saucer especially in shape
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