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ROOTBOUND
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the roots matted or densely tangled
Example:
shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs
Classified under:
Similar:
tangled (in a confused mass)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots
Synonyms:
potbound; rootbound
Classified under:
Similar:
planted (set in the soil for growth)
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