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die•back
(dī′bak′),USA pronunciation n. [Plant Pathol.]
- Plant Diseasesa 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.
- die1 + back2 1885–90, American.
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