overplant
To plant too many plantsTo plant too many plants (of any particular crop).
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To plant too many plants (of any particular crop).
With choice hybrid seeds being so expensive, it pays not to overplant if you can help it; pick your seed plates carefully.
(transitive)To plant too many of (some kind of plant), whether by sowing or by transplanting.
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.
(transitive)To plant (a place) with too many plants.
The entire breadbasket region was overplanted with cultivars that were more disease-prone but had the dubious advantage of lower seed cost.
Origin
From over- + plant.From over- + plant.
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Forms
overplants, overplanting, overplanted, overplanted| Base form | overplant · to overplant |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overplants |
| Present participle | overplanting |
| Past simple | overplanted |
| Past participle | overplanted |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle