rootbound

Definition of Rootbound in English :

1. potbound, rootbound

(of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots

2. rootbound

having the roots matted or densely tangled

Example Sentences:
'shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rootbound

adjective

(of a pot plant) having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled

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