| 单词 | to die back |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto die back to die back Said of the recent shoot of a plant: To die from the apex back to the woody or perennial part. Cf. to die down at Phrasal verbs; herbaceous plants die down to the ground, tender shoots die back to the old wood. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > wither [verb (intransitive)] > die down or die back to die back1850 to die down1895 1850 Beck's Florist Nov. 265 The shrub..will in a manner prune itself, or at least those shoots that require removing will die back, and there will be only the dead wood to cut away. 1928 F. T. Brooks Plant Dis. xii. 201 Stone fruit trees often die back in association with the presence of various fungi. < as lemmas |
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