wildgrowth

noun
UK /ˈwaɪld.ɡrəʊθ/
US /ˈwaɪld.ɡroʊθ/

Wildgrowth is when plants grow freely and wildly without anyone taking care of them.

The old garden was full of wildgrowth after years of being ignored.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A rapid, uncontrolled increase in something.

The wildgrowth of social media changed how people share news.

3. A patch of land covered with dense, untended plants.

They cleared the wildgrowth to build a small playground.

4. The state of growing in a natural, unchecked way.

The wildgrowth of the forest made it hard to walk through.