overmaturityn.
/ˌəʊvəməˈtʃʊərᵻti/, /ˌəʊvəməˈtjʊərᵻti/, /ˌəʊvəməˈtʃɔːrᵻti/, /ˌəʊvəməˈtjɔːrᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərməˈtʃərədi/, /ˈˌoʊvərməˈtʃʊrədi/, /ˈˌoʊvərməˈt(j)ʊrədi/ Chiefly Science.
The condition which results from passing beyond the mature state; the state of being overmature.
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1889 Science 16 Aug. 108/2 The true lemon can be left on the tree..but it interferes with the new crop, drops off from over-maturity, and is liable to be attacked by insects.
1918 Sci. Monthly Feb. 163 The mental phenomena of senescence are exaggerations of those of over-maturity.
1942 Amer. Midland Naturalist 27 621 As the stand becomes more nearly mature or reaches overmaturity, the number of den sites will undoubtedly be adequate for all wildlife purposes.
1984 Bay Country (1987) 18 The ‘overmaturity’ feared by the professional forester, the stage at which trees have ceased to add new wood at a rapid rate.
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