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单词 overmature
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overmature

/ˌəʊvəməˈtʃʊə/ /ˌəʊvəməˈtjʊə/ /ˌəʊvəməˈtʃɔː/
adjective
1Having passed beyond the state of maturity; beginning to age or deteriorate.
2 Forestry. Of a tree: having reached a developmental stage at which growth has slowed down or virtually ceased, or at which the tree has begun to lose commercial value as timber.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From over- + mature.

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