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.