WITCHES' BROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does witches' broom mean? 

• WITCHES' BROOM (noun)
  The noun WITCHES' 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: WITCHES' BROOM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WITCHES' 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 ("witches' broom" is a kind of...):

tuft; tussock (a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass)