ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overbloom

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Overbloom is a verb meaning (botany) To produce an excessive amount of flowers or algae.

Meaning

(botany) To produce an excessive amount of flowers or algae.

Example Sentences

Coupled with sewage, the unnatural intensity of these nutrients makes the algae in the bay overbloom, and too much algae in turn blocks sunlight.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overflower, outbloom, overblow, overbear, bloat, overbreed.

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