Meaning Of The Word Witches'-broom

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witches'-broom in American English
an abnormal growth of closely bunched, slender twigs at the ends of branches of various woody plants, caused by fungi, viruses, etc.
noun: an abnormal, brushlike growth of small thin branches on woody plants, caused esp. by fungi, viruses, and mistletoes

witches'-broom in British English
noun: a dense abnormal growth of shoots on a tree or other woody plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Taphrina

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