die back

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Noun die back has 1 sense

dieback - a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches
--₁ is a kind of plant disease

Derived form: verb die back₁

Verb die back has 1 sense

die back, die down - suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back"
--₁ is one way to shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither

Derived form: noun dieback₁
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