root crowding; root-bound condition
Botanical term for when a plant's roots become densely packed and tangled in a pot, restricting growth.
When root crowding occurs in a pot, the plant's growth suffers.
A houseplant that has become root-bound needs to be repotted into a slightly larger pot.
Standard kanji spelling for this botanical term.
Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.
Compound of 根 (root) and 詰まり (blockage, congestion), from the verb 詰まる (to be blocked).