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overgrowth

The correct spelling is overgrowth.

How to pronounce overgrowth

noun

Say it like: Ove-rgr-owt-h

The correct spelling is overgrowth. 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.

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  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
  3. 3.Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

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