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dieback

(dī′bak′)

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noun

a disease of vascular plants characterized by a dying backward from the tip of twigs and branches and caused by parasites, insufficient moisture, etc.

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noun

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

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