Meaning & use
overwater
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To give a plant more water than it needs, often causing root damage or death.
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It's easy to overwater succulents, which prefer dry soil between waterings.
She realized she had been overwatering her tomato plants when the leaves started turning yellow.
A note on using this word
Overwatering is one of the most common causes of houseplant death, since waterlogged roots are deprived of oxygen and prone to rot.
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underwater
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