Meanings
- Of a plant: having developed the roots insufficiently.
These underrooted plants (especially in lower light levels) are your greatest concern.
1986, David L. Hamilton, Maintenance Techniques for Interior Plants, page 72 more examples
The ironic Eden of the toll station is dominated by old, overgrown and underrooted apple trees which, like the original apple tree in the Garden , threaten to destroy the entire establishment every time there is a storm .
1978, Paul Bryant, H. L. Davis, page 74The result is undersized, underrooted, overfertilized but still undernourished, low-grade plants rushed up through the system.
1986, Ann Pregosin, How Not to Kill Your Houseplants, page 6
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