potbound

Definition of Potbound in English :

1. potbound, rootbound

(of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Potbound

adjective

(of a pot plant) having grown to fill all the available root space and therefore lacking room for continued growth

adjective

Botany

having roots so crowded and tangled as to have outgrown its container

said of a potted plant

adj.

Having grown too large for its container, resulting in matted or tangled roots. Used of a potted plant.