noun🔗ShareA 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."The overgrowth of weeds in the garden made it difficult to see the flowers. "environmentbiologyecologyplantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes."The gardener spent the afternoon battling the overgrowth of weeds in the flower bed. "environmentbiologyplantnatureagricultureorganismecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExcessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland."The doctor suspects the boy's unusual hand size is due to overgrowth caused by a pituitary gland problem. "medicinephysiologybodydiseaseorganismbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
