overbloom en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + bloom.
Meanings
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To produce an excessive amount of flowers or algae.
Coupled with sewage, the unnatural intensity of these nutrients makes the algae in the bay overbloom, and too much algae in turn blocks sunlight.
2004, Robert P. Marzec, The Mid-Atlantic Region, page 83:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overblooms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overblooming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overbloomed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overbloomed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |