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WITCHES' BROOM
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I. (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
Synonyms:
hexenbesen; staghead; witch broom; witches' broom
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Hypernyms ("witches' broom" is a kind of...):
tuft; tussock (a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass)