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POTBOUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does potbound mean? 

POTBOUND (adjective)
  The adjective POTBOUND has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: POTBOUND used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POTBOUND (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)


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