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pot-bound

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pot-bound
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (of a pot plant) having grown to fill all the available root space and therefore lacking room for continued growth
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pot-bound [ˈpɒtbaʊnd] ADJ this plant is pot-bound → esta planta ya no cabe en la maceta, esta planta ha crecido demasiado para esta maceta
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You can buy pot-grown plants at any time of year, and they like being fairly pot-bound so don't repot them straight away.
Good enough to eat by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
As some are now getting pot-bound, the question is whether it would be wise to take these plants to the 'plot' and plant them out or should she re-pot them for the moment.
Plant out collection or it will really go to pot! by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The trees die, or become pot-bound, or are vandalised, or they spread out and people trip over the roots and we have to pay compensation.
City council cost of planting a single tree: pounds 4,000 by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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