overgrowth
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌɡroʊθ/
:
crecimiento excesivo
- The road on the map quickly becomes impassable, and we have to push our way on foot across uneven terrain through dense overgrowth knit together with long vines.
It sort of has a more wild sort of bushy kind of overgrowth look to the actual vegetation.
- It sort of has a more wild sort of bushy kind of overgrowth look to the actual vegetation.
Examples
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Bizzlebek pauses at a particular grave, apart from the others, more hidden by overgrowth.
Fiction book (1991) -
The forestry division was burning off overgrowth that time of year, and fingers of dark damp smoke curled up from the weeds to the edge of the asphalt.
Fiction book (1991) -
I walked more than two miles through the overgrowth and figured she was long gone.
Fiction book (2002) -
Park biologists now compensate by cutting back some of the overgrowth and setting controlled fires.
Academic text (2009) -
Afternoons were warm and sunny, but the overgrowth of trees provided plenty of shaded locations.
Academic text (2005) -
Rory's house was adrift in old apple trees, heavy overgrowth, and weeds as large as trees.
Fiction book (1993) -
Common tasks included clearing ash, soil, overgrowth, and other debris from irrigation canals, potable water systems, and roads, with mixed-gender groups leapfrogging one another as they cleared each section.
Academic text (2017) -
As summer approached, the garden was filled with lush overgrowth, making it difficult to see the paths.
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The dense overgrowth around the abandoned house made it nearly invisible from the road.
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Every spring, the overgrowth in the backyard needs to be trimmed back to prevent it from overtaking the flowers.
Synonyms
78
9.5
A rapid increase in the number or amount of something
31
2.6
A thick group of plants or weeds that covers an area
Thick plants and small trees that grow above the ground in a forest or field
Antonyms
How Dense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overgrowth comes from the parts over- ('too much' or 'above') and growth ('something that grows'), so you can picture plants or vines growing 'too much' and covering a place. That's why overgrowth means a thick, wild growth of plants over something.