English noun: overgrowth | |||
1. | overgrowth (state) excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland | ||
Synonyms | giantism, gigantism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hypertrophy | ||
Part holonym | hyperpituitarism | ||
2. | overgrowth (attribute) a profusion of growth on or over something else | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cornucopia, profuseness, profusion, richness | ||