Overplant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overplant is a verb meaning (intransitive) To plant too many plants (of any particular crop).
Meaning
(intransitive) To plant too many plants (of any particular crop).
More Meanings
- (transitive) To plant too many of (some kind of plant), whether by sowing or by transplanting.
- (transitive) To plant (a place) with too many plants.
Example Sentences
He overplanted tobacco in his eagerness for a cash crop with higher margins.
With choice hybrid seeds being so expensive, it pays not to overplant if you can help it; pick your seed plates carefully.
Growers in the region had overplanted their wheat in a desperate attempt to mitigate slim margins by "making it up on volume".
The entire breadbasket region was overplanted with cultivars that were more disease-prone but had the dubious advantage of lower seed cost.
Word Forms
- overplants
- overplanting
- overplanted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overpot, oversow, overseed, overplough, overflower, overplow.
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