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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 disturbanceplay

  Familiarity information: WITCH BROOM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WITCH BROOM (noun)


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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