Definitions
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- adjective (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots
- adjective having the roots matted or densely tangled
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Examples
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They looked like chrysanthemums, bedraggled, rootbound, and probably frozen now.
In the Still of the Night Ann Rule 2010
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They looked like chrysanthemums, bedraggled, rootbound, and probably frozen now.
In the Still of the Night Ann Rule 2010
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They looked like chrysanthemums, bedraggled, rootbound, and probably frozen now.
In the Still of the Night Ann Rule 2010
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I think the ideas get rootbound without that refreshing input from the real world.
Art or Nature? James Gurney 2008
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If a rootbound plant is not available, use a tiny clay flowerpot or a small cardboard transplanting pot, a large tangled mass of string stuffed into the pot, and an artificial flower to be inserted into the string mass.
Nurturing Spirituality in Children Ph.D. Peggy Joy Jenkins 2008
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The damn hanging pots need to be messed with regularly because the plants get rootbound, stop draining water, and start to rot -- % $#@ work!
Archive 2004-07-11 Michael Evans 2004
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The damn hanging pots need to be messed with regularly because the plants get rootbound, stop draining water, and start to rot -- % $#@ work!
View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2004
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However, the roots of seedlings raised more than 6-8 weeks in containers spiral and become rootbound, negatively effecting their subsequent growth in the field.
Chapter 8 1996
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You get a glimpse of this when you pull up a clump of grass and get a cubic foot of rootbound soil along with it.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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You get a glimpse of this when you pull up a clump of grass and get a cubic foot of rootbound soil along with it.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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