overgrowthn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəɡrəʊθ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌɡroʊθ/

Forms: see over- prefix and growth n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, growth n.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + growth n.¹ Compare earlier overgrowing n.

1. Growth that is excessive, too rapid, or beyond the normal amount; over-luxuriance, abundance; an instance of this; (also concrete) that which has grown too rapidly or excessively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > excessive increase

excrescence1533

surcrease1600

overgrowth1604

overswelling1632

surcruec1638

excresce1707

hypertrophy1856

inflation1885

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iv. 18 + 11 So oft it chaunces in particuler men,..By their ore-grow'th of some complextion.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 166 A sequent King, who seeks To stop thir overgrowth, as inmate guests Too numerous.

1736 J. Armstrong Oeconomy of Love 20 We know great Nature's power..; ours be the Task alone To check her rude Excrescences, to prune Her wanton Overgrowth.

1831 W. Howitt Bk. Seasons 397 The awful vastness of the power of the Deity..is sure to..shake the overgrowth of our self-love.

1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xl. 507 The Forum and other public places were deliberately thinned of their overgrowths of sculpture.

1920 Discovery Mar. 71/1 Cancer..presents the characters of a cellular local overgrowth of some part of the body, growing progressively till it destroys life.

1984 ‘J. Gash’ Gondola Scam (1985) vi. 45 There I was, in my workshop—actually a grotty shed deep in garden overgrowth.

2. Growth that occurs over or upon something; an instance of this; (also concrete) that which has grown over or upon something, an accretion. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > types of growth

monstruosity1402

monstrosity1555

accretion1615

misgrowth1648

monstruousness1653

miscreance1658

homonomya1682

agenesis1827

hypertrophy1834

auxesis1842

overgrowth1844

neoplasia1871

ingrowth1877

concrescence1878

accrementition1879

neogenesis1884

geomalism1885

giantism1885

geomaly1889

merisis1940

1844 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 417/2 No overgrowth of moss or rubbish can obliterate his innate quality.

1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) Pref. 19 The monstrous overgrowths which conceal the real lines of truth.

1915 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1 288 The greatest mortality of the gorgonians is brought about by the overgrowth of their tissues by other organisms.

1953 Jrnl. Ecol. 41 5 The soil profiles suggest that this overgrowth is accompanied by a progressive disappearance of the A₀ horizon in the Deschampsia area.

1991 Ann. Rep. Brit. Geol. Surv. 1990–91 (BNC) 18 The map for potassium shows potash feldspar both in the fine groundmass and as overgrowths on plagioclase.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overgrowth
释义	overgrowthn. Brit. /ˈəʊvəɡrəʊθ/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌɡroʊθ/ Forms: see over- prefix and growth n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, growth n.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + growth n.¹ Compare earlier overgrowing n. 1. Growth that is excessive, too rapid, or beyond the normal amount; over-luxuriance, abundance; an instance of this; (also concrete) that which has grown too rapidly or excessively. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > excessive increase excrescence1533 surcrease1600 overgrowth1604 overswelling1632 surcruec1638 excresce1707 hypertrophy1856 inflation1885 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iv. 18 + 11 So oft it chaunces in particuler men,..By their ore-grow'th of some complextion. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 166 A sequent King, who seeks To stop thir overgrowth, as inmate guests Too numerous. View more context for this quotation 1736 J. Armstrong Oeconomy of Love 20 We know great Nature's power..; ours be the Task alone To check her rude Excrescences, to prune Her wanton Overgrowth. 1831 W. Howitt Bk. Seasons 397 The awful vastness of the power of the Deity..is sure to..shake the overgrowth of our self-love. 1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xl. 507 The Forum and other public places were deliberately thinned of their overgrowths of sculpture. 1920 Discovery Mar. 71/1 Cancer..presents the characters of a cellular local overgrowth of some part of the body, growing progressively till it destroys life. 1984 ‘J. Gash’ Gondola Scam (1985) vi. 45 There I was, in my workshop—actually a grotty shed deep in garden overgrowth. 2. Growth that occurs over or upon something; an instance of this; (also concrete) that which has grown over or upon something, an accretion. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > types of growth monstruosity1402 monstrosity1555 accretion1615 misgrowth1648 monstruousness1653 miscreance1658 homonomya1682 agenesis1827 hypertrophy1834 auxesis1842 overgrowth1844 neoplasia1871 ingrowth1877 concrescence1878 accrementition1879 neogenesis1884 geomalism1885 giantism1885 geomaly1889 merisis1940 1844 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 417/2 No overgrowth of moss or rubbish can obliterate his innate quality. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) Pref. 19 The monstrous overgrowths which conceal the real lines of truth. 1915 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1 288 The greatest mortality of the gorgonians is brought about by the overgrowth of their tissues by other organisms. 1953 Jrnl. Ecol. 41 5 The soil profiles suggest that this overgrowth is accompanied by a progressive disappearance of the A₀ horizon in the Deschampsia area. 1991 Ann. Rep. Brit. Geol. Surv. 1990–91 (BNC) 18 The map for potassium shows potash feldspar both in the fine groundmass and as overgrowths on plagioclase. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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