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rootbound

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adjective
(of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots
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potbound planted
adjective
having the roots matted or densely tangled
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"shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"

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tangled

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"shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"