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to overplant

to overplant

1 6.8
Putting too many plants in a space so it becomes crowded
  • verb
  • /ˈoʊvərˌplænt/
translation icon : plantar en exceso
  • Such mixing is relevant to the question of population distinctness because a population that has been overplanted with fish of different origin may not be an ESU even if it once was distinct.

Examples

  • She learned the hard way that if you overplant, the fruits won't develop properly due to overcrowding.

  • When societies of the past overconsumed, overplanted, and concentrated their populations into small areas, these societies disappeared through natural consequences.

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  • Among the possible reasons cited in the report: Growers can't get a good enough price for their crop to make harvest profitable, or they overplanted.

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  • To ensure the garden has enough space to grow, do not overplant the seedlings in the same area.

  • If you overplant your flower beds, the plants will compete for nutrients and may not thrive.

Synonyms

to overcrowd
vsto overplant
1 4.1

To make a place too full by putting too many people or things in it

applies specifically to adding too many growing items rather than people or objects
to oversaturate
vsto overplant
1 6.5

Fill a market or area with too much of something so people lose interest

focuses on excess living items in an area, not market oversupply
to oversow
vsto overplant
7.9

To put too many seeds close together so the plants crowd each other

is the broader act of adding too many growing items to an area

How Dense

to crowd
175 1.6
to overplant
1 6.8
to plant
361 1.0

Surface Forms

overplant infinitive
overplanted past
overplanted past participle
overplanting present participle
overplants third person singular

Morphology

overplant = plant (transparent) = over + plant

Clearly formed from the productive prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessive' plus the verb 'plant', so learners can infer 'to plant too much'.

Etymology

The word overplant is made from over- meaning 'too much' and plant meaning 'to put a plant in the ground', much like overcook or overfill. So, to overplant is to put too many plants in one place, making them crowded so they must compete for light and water.