barkbound

English

Etymology

From bark +‎ bound.

Adjective

barkbound (comparative more barkbound, superlative most barkbound)

1. (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.