overgrowth

English Thesaurus

1. a profusion of growth on or over something else (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	cornucopia, profuseness, profusion, richness,
definition	:	the property of being extremely abundant (noun.attribute)

2. excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland (noun.state)

hypernym	:	hypertrophy,
definition	:	abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ (noun.state)

part holonym	:	hyperpituitarism,
definition	:	excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) (noun.state)