underrooted

English

Adjective

underrooted

1. Of a plant: having developed the roots insufficiently.
   • 1978, Paul Bryant, H. L. Davis, page 74:

     The ironic Eden of the toll station is dominated by old, overgrown and underrooted apple trees which, like the original apple tree in the Garden , threaten to destroy the entire establishment every time there is a storm .

   • 1986, David L. Hamilton, Maintenance Techniques for Interior Plants, page 7:

     These underrooted plants (especially in lower light levels) are your greatest concern.

   • 1986, Ann Pregosin, How Not to Kill Your Houseplants, page 6:

     The result is undersized, underrooted, overfertilized but still undernourished, low-grade plants rushed up through the system.