| 单词 | root-bound |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroot-bound root-bound adj. †(a) held or tied-up by roots (obsolete); (b) = pot-bound adj.; 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 1637 J. Milton Comus 23 As Daphne was Root bound that fled Apollo. 1753 World 12 Apr. 87 Gardens were no longer filled with yews in the shape of giants..and all that race of root-bound monsters. 1800 J. Hurdis Poems (1808) III. 127 The hov'ring flood spreads wide his wings, And..In his mid-waters stand the root-bound files Of wretched willow. 1885 R. T. Cooke Root-bound 12 It's good for folks and flowers too to be root-bound..sometimes; especially, if we want to bring forth good fruit. 1946 Nature 23 Nov. 762/2 Further experiments show the importance of..the feeding of root-bound plants with a balanced fertilizer prior to transplanting. 1984 T. C. Boyle Budding Prospects (1985) iv. iv. 282 If Gesh was tangled up in himself, rootbound with frustration, Phil was the sensitive plant. 2006 Gardens Monthly Apr. (Reader's Digest Compl. Veg. Gardener Extract) 31/3 Avoid starting the seeds too soon, or you could find the seedlings will become too leggy and rootbound to transplant to a bed outdoors. < as lemmas |
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