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Noun: dieback  'dI`bak
  1. A disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches
Verb: die back
  1. Suffer from a disease that kills shoots
    "The plants near the garage are dying back"
    - die down

Derived forms: diebacks, dying back, died back, dies back

Type of: plant disease, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither

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