superabundance
/ˌsuːpərəˈbʌndəns/ · su·per·ab·un·dance
noun
- An excessive or overabundant quantity; a surplus beyond what is needed. The garden produced a superabundance of tomatoes, more than the family could eat in a season.
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Did you know? Naturalist John Ray used the term in the 1660s to describe the superabundance of plant species in England, helping to popularize the word in scientific literature.