'rootbound' definitions:

Definition of 'rootbound'

From: WordNet
adjective
(of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots [syn: potbound, rootbound]
adjective
Having the roots matted or densely tangled; "shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner

Definition of 'rootbound'

From: GCIDE
  • entangled \entangled\ adj.
  • 1. in a confused mass. Contrasted with untangled. [Narrower terms: afoul(postnominal), foul, fouled; {knotted, snarled, snarly}; matted; rootbound; intertwined]
  • Syn: tangled. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. deeply involved especially in something problematic; as, entangled in the conflict.
  • Syn: embroiled. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. constrained by or as if by a convoluted rope or net; ensnared. [WordNet 1.5]