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overgrowth

/ˈoʊvɚɡɹoʊθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
over-growth
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚɡɹoʊθ/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English growth English overgrowth From over- + growth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overgrowths (plural)

Synonyms

hyperplasia hypertrophy gigantism giantism

Antonyms

undergrowth

Questions

How do you pronounce overgrowth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚɡɹoʊθ/.
What does overgrowth mean?
A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
Where does overgrowth come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English growth English overgrowth From over- + growth.

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