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overplant

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

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

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Growers in the region had overplanted their wheat in a desperate attempt to mitigate slim margins by "making it up on volume".
  • He overplanted tobacco in his eagerness for a cash crop with higher margins.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To plant (a place) with too many plants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From over- + plant.