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Superabundance vs Overgrowth - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between superabundance and overgrowth

is that superabundance is an extreme abundance; abundance to a vast degree that seems almost excessive while overgrowth is 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.

superabundance

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An extreme abundance; abundance to a vast degree that seems almost excessive.
  • :We have not merely an abundance, but a superabundance of enemies at this time; they will need to stand in line to disagree with us.

    • overgrowth

    English

    Noun

    (en 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.
  • An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
  • Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

    • Synonyms

    *hyperplasia *hypertrophy *gigantism

    Antonyms

    * undergrowth