rootbound
(adjective) having the roots matted or densely tangled; “shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs”- William Faulkner
potbound, rootbound
(adjective) (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rootbound (comparative more rootbound, superlative most rootbound)
(of a pot plant) Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.
• potbound
Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.