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(of a potted plant) Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled..
Use rootbound when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rootbound means (of a potted plant) Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled..
Common synonyms include potbound, tangled, planted.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use rootbound where its definition matches the intended context.
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