"overgreen" meaning in All languages combined

See overgreen on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overgreens [present, singular, third-person], overgreening [participle, present], overgreened [participle, past], overgreened [past]
Etymology: over- + green Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|green}} over- + green Head templates: {{en-verb}} overgreen (third-person singular simple present overgreens, present participle overgreening, simple past and past participle overgreened)
  1. (transitive, poetic) To cover with greenery or green colour. Tags: poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-overgreen-en-verb-Y1Mhbzwt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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