potbound
Outgrown its vessel
Potbound describes a plant whose roots have outgrown their container, forming a dense, tangled mass with no room to spread.
The condition stunts growth because roots circle the pot instead of reaching for nutrients: This fern is potbound—time to repot it.
Also called rootbound.
Move tissue between bodies
- containerThing for storing items
- drainageLiquid removal system
- rootballRoots with surrounding soil
- stuntedArrested in development
overgrown · nursery · cramped · constricted · soil · watering · growth · fertilizer
Kept within bounds
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- restrictedLimited in scope
- stifledForcibly held in
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
limited · hemmed · trapped · inhibited · outgrown · claustrophobic · choked · impeded
transplant
Move tissue between bodies
stunted · overgrown · nursery · cramped · constricted · soil · watering · growth · fertilizer · aeration
confined
Kept within bounds
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- restrictedLimited in scope
- stifledForcibly held in
cramped · limited · hemmed · trapped · inhibited · outgrown · claustrophobic · choked · impeded · curtailed