"dieback" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: diebacks [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from die back. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|die back}} Deverbal from die back Head templates: {{en-noun}} dieback (plural diebacks)
  1. (phytopathology) The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions. Categories (topical): Phytopathology
    Sense id: en-dieback-en-noun-M-Ry6bU9 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Topics: biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, phytopathology, sciences
  2. (botany) The withering of a plant, especially the cyclical withering in autumn and winter; distal parts die off but core parts stay alive (and semidormant or dormant). Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-dieback-en-noun-J0HPUnHb Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ash dieback Related terms: die back [verb]

Inflected forms

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