/ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/

over·grown

BrE /ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn/

NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/

(of gardens, etc.)

covered with plants that have been allowed to grow wild and have not been controlled

an overgrown path

~ with sth

The garden’s completely overgrown with weeds.

(often disapproving)

that has grown too large

an overgrown village

They act like a pair of overgrown children (= they are adults but they behave like children).

overgrowth