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die·back

(dī′băk′)

The gradual dying of plant shoots, starting at the tips, as a result of various diseases or climatic conditions.

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dieback

(ˈdaɪˌbæk)

1. (Plant Pathology) 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

2. (Plant Pathology) any similar condition of herbaceous plants

(Plant Pathology) (intr, adverb) (of plants) to suffer from dieback

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die•back

(ˈdaɪˌbæk)

n.

1. any disease of plants characterized by the death of branches or shoots from the tips inward to the trunk or stem.

2. the unseasonal decline and loss of foliage in a forest or stand of vegetation.

[1885–90, Amer.]

dieback

Dead shoot tips of plants caused by cold, wind chill, or disease.

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dieback - a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches

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