Growbag

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A container made of plastic or other material filled with compost to provide a growing medium for plants
2. A portable sack holding soil or compost designed for cultivating plants in limited spaces
3. A flexible bag filled with nutrient-rich compost used to grow flowers, vegetables, or other plants

Etymology: "Growbag" is a plain compound: "grow" combined with "bag," a pairing that describes exactly what the thing is, a bag you grow plants in. The construction follows the familiar pattern of English compounds where a verb and a noun join to name a container or tool, such as "pickup" or "cookbook," though the pairing here is more literal, since the bag is filled with soil and the plant grows directly inside it. Because the word is built from two ordinary English words rather than borrowed from another language, there is no older foreign form or shifted sense to trace. Its meaning has stayed close to its parts: a sack of growing medium, often sold with plants already started in it, that gardeners can set on a patio or balcony.

Synonyms: grow container, planter bag