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dieback
[ dahy-bak ]
/ ˈdaɪˌbæk /
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noun Plant Pathology.
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.
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Words nearby dieback
didymous, didymus, didynamous, die, die away, dieback, dieb. alt., dieb. secund., dieb. tert., die cast, die casting
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British Dictionary definitions for dieback
dieback
/ (ˈdaɪˌbæk) /
noun
a disease of trees and shrubs characterized by death of the young shoots, which spreads to the larger branches: caused by injury to the roots or attack by bacteria or fungi
any similar condition of herbaceous plants
verb die back
(intr, adverb) (of plants) to suffer from dieback
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