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Undergrowth vs Overgrowth - What's the difference?

undergrowth | overgrowth | Antonyms |

Overgrowth is a antonym of undergrowth.



As nouns the difference between undergrowth and overgrowth

is that undergrowth is the plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes) 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.

undergrowth

English

Noun

  • The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).

    • 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