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rootbound

rootbound adjective: having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.

Adjective

rootbound (comparative more rootbound, superlative most rootbound)

  1. Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.
    Synonyms:
    potbound

Synonyms of rootbound

Forms of rootbound

comparativemore rootbound
superlativemost rootbound

Origin of rootbound

From root + bound.

Questions about rootbound

What does rootbound mean?
Rootbound means having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.
What part of speech is rootbound?
Rootbound is an adjective.

Words near rootbound in the dictionary

  1. rootballs
  2. rootbark
  3. rootbarks
  4. rootbeer
  5. rootbeers
  6. rootbound
  7. rootcap
  8. rootcaps
  9. rootch
  10. rootched
  11. rootches

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