"overflower" meaning in English

See overflower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: overflowers [plural]
Etymology: overflow + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|overflow|er}} overflow + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} overflower (plural overflowers)
  1. One who, or that which, overflows.
    Sense id: en-overflower-en-noun-dpyGrwYK Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: overflowers [present, singular, third-person], overflowering [participle, present], overflowered [participle, past], overflowered [past]
Etymology: over- + flower Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|flower}} over- + flower Head templates: {{en-verb}} overflower (third-person singular simple present overflowers, present participle overflowering, simple past and past participle overflowered)
  1. To produce too many flowers.
    Sense id: en-overflower-en-verb-3PO93slQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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