overgrowth
noun
over·growth
ˈō-vər-ˌgrōth
1
a
: excessive growth or increase in numbers
an overgrowth of bacteria … may achieve pathogenic proportions—The Journal of the American Medical Association
an overgrowth of yeast in the mouth
b
2
: something (as cells or tissue) grown over something else
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