noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The overgrowth of weeds in the garden made it difficult to see the flowers. " environment biology ecology plant nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes. Examples : "The gardener spent the afternoon battling the overgrowth of weeds in the flower bed. " environment biology plant nature agriculture organism ecology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. Examples : "The doctor suspects the boy's unusual hand size is due to overgrowth caused by a pituitary gland problem. " medicine physiology body disease organism biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
