overflower
verbEtymology From over- + flower.
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To produce too many flowers.
- It is said to be particularly useful when trees are inclined to bear only biennially, or in cases where trees are liable to overflower.1917, Special Consular Reports - Volumes 77-80, page 26:
- In some cases they are shy growers and apt to overflower their strength.1917, House & Garden - Volumes 31-32, page 33:
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- Of the 45 species found in seven samples of hay cut on 26 June, 16 species had overflowered.1964, Branko Pešić, Journal for Scientific Agricultural Research: