pot-bound

adjective

Meaning

(of a potted plant) Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

overgrown(English)cropbound(English)grown(English)airbound(English)maxed-out(English)too big for one's britches(English)overdeveloped(English)weedgrown(English)

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Sources

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