dieback of branches

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• dieback — ☆ dieback [dī′bak΄ ] n. a disease of vascular plants characterized by a dying backward from the tip of twigs and branches and caused by parasites, insufficient moisture, etc …   English World dictionary

• dieback — /duy bak /, n. Plant Pathol. a condition in a plant in which the branches or shoots die from the tip inward, caused by any of several bacteria, fungi, or viruses or by certain environmental conditions. [1885 90, Amer.; DIE1 + BACK2] * * * ▪ plant …   Universalium

• dieback — die•back [[t]ˈdaɪˌbæk[/t]] n. 1) ppa any disease of plants characterized by the death of branches or shoots from the tips inward to the trunk or stem 2) ecl the unseasonal decline and loss of foliage in a forest or stand of vegetation • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

• dieback — noun a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches • Derivationally related forms: ↑die back • Hypernyms: ↑plant disease …   Useful english dictionary

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