1628 T. May tr. Virgil iii. 57 The ranke-grown weeds invade Yong corn.
1769 T. Tournay 6 The rank-grown Thistle blighted Albion's Rose.
1857 G. H. Boker (ed. 2) 322 Rocks and trees, pool, waterfall, and rank-grown sod.
1958 22 May 7/1 Rains last week slowed and caused considerable lodging in rank-grown wheat fields.