STAGHEAD

Meaning of STAGHEAD in English

progressive slow death of tree branches from the top down. See dieback.

Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

STAGHEAD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a dieback in which the shape of the projecting dead branches suggests a stag's horns 2. …
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WITCHES'-BROOM — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun or witch broom : an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by …
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SPIKETOP — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : staghead
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DIEBACK — common symptom or name of disease, especially of woody plants, characterized by progressive death of twigs, branches, shoots, or roots, …
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