potbound

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A form of pot-bound — Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivepotbound (comparative more potbound, superlative most potbound)

comparative more potbound · superlative most potbound

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pot-bound.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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