"dieback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diebacks [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from die back. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|die back|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "die back", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dieback", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dieback"> Deverbal from die back. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dieback (countable and uncountable, plural diebacks)
  1. (phytopathology) The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dieback-en-noun-M-Ry6bU9 Categories (other): Phytopathology 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). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dieback-en-noun-J0HPUnHb Categories (other): Botany, English deverbals, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English deverbals: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 23 77 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ash dieback, citrus dieback Related terms: die back [verb]

Inflected forms

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