overgrowths
Things spreading unchecked
Overgrowths are things that have grown excessively or spread over something else.
The word usually describes unwanted vegetation covering a surface: The path was hidden by overgrowths of ivy and brambles.
In medicine, overgrowths refer to abnormal tissue proliferation: bacterial overgrowths in the intestine.
The singular overgrowth is more common.
Plant life collectively
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- vinesClimbing, trailing plants
- weedsUnwanted wild plants
- bramblesThorny wild shrubs
thicket · creepers · kudzu · ivy · moss · lichen · algae · ferns
Dense tropical forest
- untamedNot domesticated
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- feralWild after domestication
- primevalFrom earliest times
rainforest · tropical · unmanaged · unchecked · rampant · invasive · spreading · encroachment
vegetation
Plant life collectively
brambles · thicket · creepers · kudzu · ivy · moss · lichen · algae · ferns · shrubs
jungle
Dense tropical forest
- untamedNot domesticated
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- feralWild after domestication
primeval · rainforest · tropical · unmanaged · unchecked · rampant · invasive · spreading · encroachment · choking
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- tumorousHaving abnormal growths
- cancerousHaving malignant tumors
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
benign · neoplastic · hyperplasia · lesion · nodule · polyp · cyst · mass · swelling · adenoma
abandoned
Left behind completely
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- decayGradual organic breakdown
disrepair · derelict · forsaken · forgotten · unattended · reclaimed · crumbling · decrepit · weathered · deterioration
overgrowthsundergrowths
Low forest vegetation
stunted growth · bare spots · clearings · atrophy · withering
overgrowthsclearings
Treeless forest spaces
sparse vegetation · bald spots · cleared land · open spaces · voids