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pot-bound

[pot-bound]

pot·bound

[pot-bound]
adjective Horticulture.
(of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting.

Origin:
1840–50; pot1 + -bound1
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pot-bound
 
adj
(of a pot plant) having grown to fill all the available root space and therefore lacking room for continued growth

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