Definition of Overfertilize

1. Verb. (transitive) To treat (plants) with too much fertilizer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overfertilize

1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overfertilize

overfavored
overfavoring
overfavors
overfear
overfeared
overfearing
overfears
overfed
overfeed
overfeeder
overfeeders
overfeeding
overfeeds
overfell
overfertilization
overfertilize (current term)
overfertilized
overfertilizes
overfertilizing
overfierce
overfill
overfilled
overfilling
overfills
overfinance
overfinanced
overfinances
overfinancing
overfine
overfish

Literary usage of Overfertilize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Southern Agriculture by Franklin Sumner Earle (1908)
"... very light soils to secure sufficient growth, but, as will be more fully explained in discussing blight, great care must be taken not to overfertilize. ..."

2. Transactions by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1913)
"... from this fact that it is not difficult to overfertilize apple trees and bring about a condition of vigorous growth with little fruit-bud formation. ..."

3. HIV/Aids Policy in Hawaii by James Lumeng (1992)
"Other pollutants that overfertilize lakes include cat and dog waste, grass clippings, and soap used to bathe in lakes ..."

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