What does pot-bound mean?
Pot-bound means (of a potted plant) Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow..
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(of a potted plant) Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow..
Use pot-bound when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pot-bound means (of a potted plant) Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow..
Common synonyms include root-bound.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use pot-bound where its definition matches the intended context.
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