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die back 
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(TTS Sound)Overview of noun die_back
The noun dieback has 1 sense
- dieback -- (a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches)
Overview of verb die_back
The verb die back has 1 sense
- die back, die down -- (suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back")