dieback

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Definition of dieback in English English dictionary

The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip; either due to disease or climate conditions

Death of a shoot, beginning at the tip, due to damage or disease

As a result of a lack of water, nutrients, or other stresses the stems of plants die

plant disease symptom where one or more individual stems or branches start to die at the tip, with the disease spreading down toward the base of the stem

{i} disease of plants characterized by gradual decay; dying of the outer portions of a plant caused by disease or due to weather damage; decay of part or all of the woody part of a plant

Death of end branches in tree crowns

The progressive dying, from the tip downward, of twigs, branches or tops

general name for a significant decline in tree health and numbers, especially native trees; caused by a variety of agents, including insect attack, disease, pollution and other human-induced changes in the environment

Drastic reduction in the size population that occurs when its numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat

A sudden population decline; also called a population crash

1 drying up or rotting away of the growing tips of aerial roots; a common cause of resprouting As cited in

The progressive dying back, from the top downward, of leaves and branches and eventually often the whole plant In Western Australia, particularly applied to the effects of the root rot fungus Phytophthora cinnamomi

The death of young shoots or branch tips, due to extreme weather conditions or any of several fungus diseases

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

Hyphenation

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