n.
A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else: an overgrowth of ivy on the old house.
overgrowth
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
Synonyms: giantism, gigantism
Meaning #2:
a profusion of growth on or over something else
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