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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 24% | 8 | Spots for spots? | |
3 | 24% | 5 | Spots, or what's said to be spots | |
Like A Plant In Difficulty Spots Show This Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "POTBOUND" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots adjective
- • (of a potted plant) having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The potbound plant was struggling to grow because its roots were too cramped."
- • "The potbound tree needed to be repotted in a larger container."
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