witch's broom

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A witch's broom (deformity) on a plant

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witch's broom (countable and uncountable, plural witch's brooms)

  1. (phytopathology) A disease or deformity in a woody plant, typically a tree, such that the natural structure of the plant is changed so that a dense mass of shoots grows from a single point.
    Synonym: witches' besom

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