dieback: Meaning and Definition of

die•back

Pronunciation: (dī'bak"), [key]
— n. Plant Pathol.
  1. 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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