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