potbound

Describes a plant that has grown too large for its pot, with roots filling the container and often becoming tangled.

• 🇷🇺Описывает растение, которое стало слишком большим для своего горшка, корни заполнили контейнер и часто переплелись.

1. Root-bound plant C1 formal

   Describes a potted plant whose roots have grown too large for its container, causing them to become tangled or matted.

   • The rose bush was potbound and needed to be repotted.
   • A potbound plant often struggles to absorb water and nutrients.
   • Gardeners check for potbound roots before moving plants to larger pots.

   🇷🇺С переросшими корнями

   Синонимы: rootbound

• more potbound comparative form
• most potbound superlative form