adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.

Adjective

1. 1
   having the roots matted or densely tangled wordnet
2. 2
   (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

potboundpotboundpotboundtangled

Etymology

From root + bound.

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