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English Dictionary: overgrown by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overgrown
adj
  1. covered with growing plants
  2. abounding in usually unwanted vegetation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. t. [imp. {Overgrew}; p. p.
      {Overgrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgrowing}.]
      1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that
            which is rank.
  
                     The green . . . is rough and overgrown. --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to
            oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer. [bd]O'ergrown with labor.[b8]
            --Beau. & Fl. [Usually in the past participle.]
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