overgrown

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Overgrown grass yellows in the hot desert sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024

Movements from Janacek’s mercurial, dreamy, sometimes nightmarish suite “On an Overgrown Path” were inserted among the other pieces.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2020

Overgrown with weeds and clearly neglected, Dale Earnhardt Jr. last year led a group of volunteers in cleaning the speedway so it could be mapped for use in iRacing.

From Washington Times • May 3, 2020

Overgrown shrubs or hedges can and should be transformed with a pair of lopping shears.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2019

Overgrown with trees and creepers of diverse kinds that spot abounded with Gandharvas and Apsaras.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan