overgrowth
noun/ˈəʊvəɡrəʊθ/
/ˈəʊvərɡrəʊθ/
[uncountable, singular] (specialist)- too much growth of something, especially something that grows on or over something else
- an overgrowth of moss in the lawn
- to remove the overgrowth of a dog’s claws
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