overseed

over- +‎ seed

overseed (third-person singular simple present overseeds, present participle overseeding, simple past and past participle overseeded)

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).

   Synonym: oversow

   Hypernyms: replant, reseed, resow

   • 2007 April 12, “Another Path to Splendor in the Grass”, in New York Times‎:

     Plant or overseed with the right grass for the spot.

2. (rare) To sow excessively, at overdensity of seeds per unit area.

   Synonym: oversow

   Hypernym: overplant