Overgrowth may refer to:

Botany and environment

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weed A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. Pla ...

growth * Aufwuchs (German "surface growth" or "overgrowth") is the collection of small animals and plants that adhere to open surfaces

Medicine and biology

* Hyperplasia ** Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia, overgrowth of soft tissue, usually beneath a denture * Overgrowth syndrome a group of genetic disorders in which there is an abnormal increase in the size of the body or a body part * Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth * Gingival overgrowth * Pityrosporum folliculitis part of the normal skin flora, which overgrows in certain conditions * Neural fibrolipoma overgrowth of fibro-fatty tissue along a nerve trunk that often leads to nerve compression * Perlman syndrome a rare overgrowth disorder present at birth * Achlorhydria complications of bacterial overgrowth and intestinal metaplasia and symptoms are often consistent with those * Retinopathy most often resulting from neovascularization or blood vessel overgrowth * Congenital hypertrophy of the lateral fold of the hallux condition involves "an overgrowth of the soft tissue" that can partially cover the nail plate * Leontiasis ossea Lion Face Syndrome, is a rare medical condition, characterized by an overgrowth of the facial and cranial bones * Hereditary gingival fibromatosis a rare condition of gingival overgrowth

Other uses

* ''Overgrowth'' (video game), by Wolfire Games {{disambiguation