Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A growth over or upon something else.
- noun Exuberant or excessive growth.
- noun The deposition of the crystals of one mineral species over those of another species, particularly when the individuals or subindividuals of the former have their orientation fixed by the latter; also one of the individuals or subindividuals so deposited.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Excessive growth.
- noun A growth that has covered somethin over.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun 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.
- noun An excessive growth or increase in numbers.
- noun Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of
growth hormone from thepituitary gland .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a profusion of growth on or over something else
- noun excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
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Examples
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Staff overgrowth is increasingly cited as a fiscal issue.
College football coaches see salaries rise in down economy 2009
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Then there are alternative health proponents who believe that candida overgrowth is common, even among apparently healthy people.
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Then there are alternative health proponents who believe that candida overgrowth is common, even among apparently healthy people.
2010 March « Biodork 2010
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Another place where government overgrowth is a concern is New York City, where a group of distinguished citizens writes,
Government Overgrowth, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Systemic candida overgrowth is quite difficult to overcome once it has become established.
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Eventually, this results in a medical condition known as uterine hyperplasia, or cell overgrowth, which is a common precursor to uterine cancer.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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Well, the same should apply to humans referring to the overgrowth of today's population it is only going to get worse if people don't start acting responsibly.
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Erosion in the area had been expected but the overgrowth was a surprise and had damaged considerably the horizons at which we’d left off.
The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005
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Should I remove front military press (shoulder press with barbell) from my routine and do a Behind the neck instead?? since the front press is what causes this "overgrowth" will doing behind the back press help even out my shoulder physique??
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But in older individuals or those with an underlying condition, probiotics may be needed to avoid potentially deadly problems such as overgrowth of bad bacterium like Clostridium difficile.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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