WITCHES'-BROOM


Meaning of WITCHES'-BROOM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwi-chəz-ˌbrüm, -ˌbru̇m ]

noun

Date: 1881

: an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused especially by parasitic organisms (as fungi, viruses, or aphids)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.