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 | ||