Overplant

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To plant too many plants (of any particular crop). intransitive

    "With choice hybrid seeds being so expensive, it pays not to overplant if you can help it; pick your seed plates carefully."

  2. 2
    To plant too many of (some kind of plant), whether by sowing or by transplanting. transitive

    "Growers in the region had overplanted their wheat in a desperate attempt to mitigate slim margins by "making it up on volume"."

  3. 3
    To plant (a place) with too many plants. transitive

    "The entire breadbasket region was overplanted with cultivars that were more disease-prone but had the dubious advantage of lower seed cost."

Example

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"With choice hybrid seeds being so expensive, it pays not to overplant if you can help it; pick your seed plates carefully."

Etymology

From over- + plant.

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