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单词 overgrass
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overgrassv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈɡrɑːs/, /ˌəʊvəˈɡras/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡræs/
Forms: see over- prefix and grass v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, grass n.1; over- prefix, grass v.
Etymology: Either < over- prefix + grass n.1, or < over- prefix + grass v.
rare.
transitive (in passive). To be covered or overgrown with grass.
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1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Sept. f. 37 For they bene like foule wagmoires ouergrast.
a1909 G. Meredith Empty Purse in Poet. Wks. (1919) 448 A field where the forefather print of the hoof Is not yet overgrassed by the watering hours.

Derivatives

ˌoverˈgrassed adj.
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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [adjective] > full of or abounding in herbaceous plants > of or relating to grass > grassy
grassy?1440
grassed?1573
foggy1587
herbid1657
graminous1659
graminiferous1834
overgrassed1983
1983 P. Riley Tracks & Mineshafts 50 He picks his way among..tramlines sunk into gravel, overgrassed courts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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