DIEBACK

dieback

(noun) a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dieback (plural diebacks)

(phytopathology) The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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