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ROOTBOUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rootbound mean? 

ROOTBOUND (adjective)
  The adjective ROOTBOUND has 2 senses:

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

2. having the roots matted or densely tangledplay

  Familiarity information: ROOTBOUND used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROOTBOUND (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

potbound; rootbound

Similar:

planted (set in the soil for growth)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Having the roots matted or densely tangled

Context example:

shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs

Similar:

tangled (in a confused mass)


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