Noun: overgrowth 'ow-vu(r),growth
- Excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
"The patient's overgrowth was evident in his unusually tall stature";
- giantism, gigantism
- A profusion of growth on or over something else
"The overgrowth of vines on the abandoned building gave it a mysterious appearance"
Derived forms: overgrowths
Type of: cornucopia, hypertrophy, plethora, profuseness, profusion, richness
Encyclopedia: Overgrowth