die back

Other forms: died back; dying back; dies back

Definitions of die back
  1. verb
    suffer from a disease that kills shoots
    “The plants near the garage are dying back”
    synonyms: die down
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    type of:
    shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
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