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Definition of dieback:

(n) : (phytopathology) The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions.
(n) : (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).

Definition of dieback:

(n) : (phytopathology) The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions.
(n) : (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).

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