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overlime en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + lime.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To treat (soil) with too much lime.
    • Don't overlime acid soil, because availability of some nutrients may be decreased when the soil pH is too high. 2004, Denny Schrock, Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver, page 407:

Forms

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overlimes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overlimed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overlimed Tense=Past lexicographic
overliming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic