dieback
[ dahy-bak ]
/ ˈdaɪˌbæk /
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.
Words nearby dieback
die-hard,
die-off,
dieb. alt.,
dieb. secund.,
dieb. tert.,
dieback,
diecious,
diefenbaker,
dieffenbachia,
diegesis,
diel
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