witch's broom
witch's broom · witch's brooms
A disease or deformity in a woody plant, typically a tree, such that the natural…A disease or deformity in a woody plant, typically a tree, such that the natural structure of the plant is changed so that a dense mass of shoots grows from a single point.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A disease or deformity in a woody plant, typically a tree, such that the natural structure of the plant is changed so that a dense mass of shoots grows from a single point.
Translations
4 languagesForms
plural: witch's broomsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedbroomstick
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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