pot-bound
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But most pot-bound plants are easy to save.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
Even if the plant appears healthy, it’s probably pot-bound, meaning the roots have grown so much within the pot that there’s barely any soil left.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
It is well not to shift beyond the 8-1/2-inch size; then, by allowing the roots to become pot-bound, the combs are soon produced.
From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons
One year inspires you—four may get you pot-bound with pedant prejudice.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Hubbard, Elbert
She’s pot-bound, like your stale old ferns, and needs uprooting, and shaking, and planting in fresh, strong earth.
From An Unknown Lover by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
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