barkbound

== English == === Etymology === From bark +‎ bound. === Adjective === barkbound (comparative more barkbound, superlative most barkbound) (botany, archaic) Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close. === References === “barkbound”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.