overlime

English

Etymology

over- +‎ lime

Verb

overlime (third-person singular simple present overlimes, present participle overliming, simple past and past participle overlimed)

  1. (transitive) To treat (soil) with too much lime.
    • 2004, Denny Schrock, Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver (page 407)
      Don't overlime acid soil, because availability of some nutrients may be decreased when the soil pH is too high.
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