Re: house plant/houseplant

**l*@juno.com**

 OK, I can't stand it any longer. The word "house" is a noun used as an
adjective to delimit (not just describe) the word "plant." Therefore, it
should be "house plant," as opposed to some other kind of plant (for
example tropical plant, or landscape plant). If you think of another term
that means the same thing, the proper use becomes clear. We would never
write "indoorplant," but rather, "indoor plant."

I tried to keep quiet, but I just couldn't help myself.

Merry Christmas, everyone.
Lois
Visit: http://loisdevries.blogspot.com

> 
> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 6:53 AM, C.L. Fornari <clfornari@mail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> > John writes:
> > > I prefer "houseplant" as one word, but does this mean it's also 
> proper to
> > > say "gardenplant?" Or "hangingbasketplant?" English is, after 
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