barkbound

English

Etymology

bark +‎ bound

Adjective

barkbound (comparative more barkbound, superlative most barkbound)

(botany, archaic) Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barkbound tree

References

“barkbound”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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