overgrowths

/OW1 V ER0 G R AW1 TH S/
noun
  1. 1

    A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.

  2. 2

    An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.

  3. 3

    A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.

  4. 4

    Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.