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die back
verb
To wither, particularly during the winter.
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Everything that can die back has done so.
"Every day was live or die back then.
It's better to die trying than just die back in Syria".
"Even in the winter, they die back but keep a lot of texture".
White and bur oaks commonly die back slowly over several years.
They may stop growing or die back now, and this is normal.
Similar(11)
Intracellular chelation of zinc leads to die-back of axonal and dendritic neurites without increased apoptosis.
Ambrose's study trees span a spectrum, from severe foliage die-back to none at all.
The tree wasn't dead, but such foliage die-back is an uncommon sign of stress.
Experts had previously predicted that global warming could cause significant "die-back" of the Amazon.
Seeds germinated soon after flowering and die-back.
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