pot-bound

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pot-bound

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From pot + bound.

adjective more pot-bound · most pot-bound

of a potted plant Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.
Similar: root-bound

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@misc{pot_bound_2026,
  title = {pot-bound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pot-bound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}