Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A disease affecting trees, particularly prevalent in the orange-plantations of Florida, causing the trees to die at the top.
- noun A disease of the orange-tree and other citrous fruits, limited to Florida.
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Examples
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The authors of this study, while mentioning the possibility of "Amazon die-back," don't speculate on whether the 2010 drought is the beginning of such a phenomenon.
David Kroodsma: This Week in Climate Science: Iceberg Tsunamis, Economics of Geoengineering, Arctic Ecosystems David Kroodsma 2011
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If by then you see some tip die-back, * then* cut back the tips to remove dead wood.
Some shrubs need hard pruning in the spring « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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The authors of this study, while mentioning the possibility of "Amazon die-back," don't speculate on whether the 2010 drought is the beginning of such a phenomenon.
David Kroodsma: This Week in Climate Science: Iceberg Tsunamis, Economics of Geoengineering, Arctic Ecosystems David Kroodsma 2011
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You can create interesting interplays of colour and contrasts of foliage; you can extend the flowering season and mask die-back; or cover the bare legs of your climbing roses.
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Every 3 to 7 years the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) occurs when the sea temperature warms to over 30° over long periods, causing die-back of coral.
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, Panama 2009
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Concern has been expressed about recent indications of apparent deterioration in the flora, including localised die-back of sundri, commercially the most valuable of tree species.
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With the ongoing world-wide die-back of anurans, now you want to outlaw peepers?
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I wonder what the mark for novels purchased in a year by an average sf fan to prevent publication die-back is.
Medieval Fallout III and Judging Books by Their Covers IV Lou Anders 2006
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Though none of the IPCC scenarios take account of unpredictable feedbacks such as big methane releases or mass forest die-back.
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Although I don't especially care for Baart's cynicism, I think that we could very well be on the verge of a massive die-back.
Posthuman Blues Mac 2007
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