pot-boundadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtbaʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌbaʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, bound adj.²

Etymology: < pot n.¹ + bound adj.²

Of a plant growing in a flowerpot: filling the pot with its roots and thus having no room for further growth. Also figurative.

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the world > plants > wild and cultivated plants > [adjective] > cultivated or planted > growing in pot or garden > pot-bound

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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [adjective] > potted > pot-bound

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pot-bound1835

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1835 Floricultural Cabinet Feb. 29 When sufficiently rooted and established, they may be removed to a cold frame... If they become pot-bound, that is, the pot filled with the matted fibrous roots before the time of planting, they should be shifted into 48 sized pots.

1895 S. R. Hole Little Tour Amer. 100 As their roots increase and before they become ‘pot-bound’ they must have more room.

1913 J. Vaizey College Girl v. 66 The red-brown earth..was too tempting to be resisted when she thought of her poor pot-bound plants at home.

1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son vi. 56 You can get many a good hint from a man who dislikes you if you are not too pot-bound to soak it up.

1993 Sunday Tel. (Brisbane) 25 July 55/3 Pot-bound plants should be repotted into a clean pot one or two sizes larger.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pot-bound
释义	pot-boundadj. Brit. /ˈpɒtbaʊnd/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌbaʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, bound adj.² Etymology: < pot n.¹ + bound adj.² Of a plant growing in a flowerpot: filling the pot with its roots and thus having no room for further growth. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > wild and cultivated plants > [adjective] > cultivated or planted > growing in pot or garden > pot-bound root-bound1637 pot-bound1835 pot-sick1872 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [adjective] > potted > pot-bound root-bound1637 pot-bound1835 pot-sick1872 1835 Floricultural Cabinet Feb. 29 When sufficiently rooted and established, they may be removed to a cold frame... If they become pot-bound, that is, the pot filled with the matted fibrous roots before the time of planting, they should be shifted into 48 sized pots. 1895 S. R. Hole Little Tour Amer. 100 As their roots increase and before they become ‘pot-bound’ they must have more room. 1913 J. Vaizey College Girl v. 66 The red-brown earth..was too tempting to be resisted when she thought of her poor pot-bound plants at home. 1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son vi. 56 You can get many a good hint from a man who dislikes you if you are not too pot-bound to soak it up. 1993 Sunday Tel. (Brisbane) 25 July 55/3 Pot-bound plants should be repotted into a clean pot one or two sizes larger. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1835
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