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rootbound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
root-bound
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.

Etymology

From root + bound.

Inflected Forms

more rootbound (comparative) most rootbound (superlative)

Synonyms

potbound

Questions

What does rootbound mean?
Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.
Where does rootbound come from?
From root + bound.

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