# overseed

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. 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).
2. To sow excessively, at overdensity of seeds per unit area.

## Etymology
From over- + seed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overseed