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Undergrown vs Overgrown - What's the difference?

undergrown | overgrown |

As adjectives the difference between undergrown and overgrown

is that undergrown is insufficiently grown; not having grown to a normal or suitable size while overgrown is having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.

As a verb overgrown is

past participle of lang=en.

undergrown

English

Adjective

(-)
  • insufficiently grown; not having grown to a normal or suitable size.

    • overgrown

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
  • (In the form "An overgrown X") Something which has grown bigger but has not changed its character.
    • He spends so much money on new technology, he's like an overgrown schoolboy buying toys.

    Verb

    (head)