o'ergrown
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Meaning · English
overgrown.
Register: archaic, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
/ And orchards were uncultivated slopes / O'egrown with bramble bushes, furze and thorn... /
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “o'ergrown” mean?
overgrown.
Is “o'ergrown” formal or informal?
o'ergrown is generally archaic, slang.