overgrowth

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
2. (countable, uncountable) A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
3. (countable, uncountable) An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
4. (countable, uncountable) Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

Synonyms

giantism

gigantism

accretion

hyperplasia

hypertrophy

proliferation

enation

overweight

abundance

plant process

excess

growth

Translations

crecimiento excesivo

sobrecreixement

ταχεία αύξηση

υπερανάπτυξη

υπερβολική αύξηση

gigantisme

prolifération

végétation envahissante

acromegalia

gegantisme

macrosomia

begroeiing

overvloed

Etymology

From over- + growth.