overgrowth
/OW1 V ER0 G R OW0 TH/noun
- 1
A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
- 2
An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
- 3
Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
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