overseed

Verb

Meaning

overseed (third-person singular simple present overseeds, present participle overseeding, simple past and past participle overseeded)

To replenish (a pasture, lawn, or field) by adding more seeds over top of the existing vegetation (as opposed to tilling and replanting the land).
Synonym: oversow
Hypernyms: replant, reseed, resow

(rare) To sow excessively, at overdensity of seeds per unit area.
Synonym: oversow
Hypernym: overplant

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