Defenition of the word rootbound

Defenition of the word rootbound
- of a potted plant; grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots
- having the roots matted or densely tangled; "shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner
- having the roots matted or densely tangled
- (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots