Overwater

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To water too much. transitive

    "Cyperus are natives of tropical swamps, so it's virtually impossible to overwater them."

Adjective
  1. 1
    By or across water, especially of travel. not-comparable

    "This detailed account of diversification shows that most of New Zealand's biota results from overwater colonization, rather than survival since New Zealand separated from Australia ."

  2. 2
    Built or situated on stilts in the ocean. not-comparable

Example

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"Ziri doesn't want to overwater his ivy."

Etymology

From over- + water.

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