overgrowth

  1. 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.
  2. Noun.  An excessive growth or increase in numbers.
  3. Noun.  Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

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