pot-bound

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pot bound]
- /pɒt baʊnd/
- /pɒt baʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pot bound]
- /pɒt baʊnd/

Definitions of pot-bound word

adjective pot-bound (of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting. 1
adjective pot-bound (of a pot plant) having grown to fill all the available root space and therefore lacking room for continued growth 0
adjective pot-bound having roots so crowded and tangled as to have outgrown its container 0

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Origin of pot-bound

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; pot1 + -bound1

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Parts of speech for Pot-bound

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pot-bound popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.