DIEBACK


Meaning of DIEBACK in English

/duy"bak'/ , n. Plant Pathol.

a condition in a plant in which the branches or shoots die from the tip inward, caused by any of several bacteria, fungi, or viruses or by certain environmental conditions.

[ 1885-90, Amer.; DIE 1 + BACK 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .