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Meaning of overgrowth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
  2. A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
  3. An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
  4. Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

Equivalents

Deutsch Wucherung
Suomi liikakasvu

Examples

“In desolate places where dank moisture breeds / The pipy Hemlock to strange overgrowth”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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