pot-bound
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
But most pot-bound plants are easy to save.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
And that child who is born to sorrow and sordid care, pot-bound from its mother's womb by encircling conditions that none single-handed can break, is wronged and sinned against by us all most foully.
From The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel by Miller, John Maurice
All Petunias are impatient of being pot-bound, and this applies especially to the double varieties.
From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons
Take care not to have them pot-bound while in growth, but do not overpot when bloom is wanted.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
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