potbound

US: (pot′bound′)

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pot•bound  (pot′bound′), adj. [Hort.]

1. Botany (of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting.

• pot¹ + -bound¹ 1840–50

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pot-bound adjective

1. (of a pot plant) having grown to fill all the available root space and therefore lacking room for continued growth