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WITCH BROOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does witch broom mean?
• WITCH BROOM (noun)
The noun WITCH BROOM has 1 sense:
1. an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
Familiarity information: WITCH BROOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
hexenbesen; staghead; witch broom; witches' broom
Hypernyms ("witch broom" is a kind of...):
tuft; tussock (a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass)
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