die back (v)
die down (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def suffer from a disease that kills shoots
examples The plants near the garage are dying back
Frame - 1 Something ----s
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Hypernym shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
Derivationally related form die back → dieback
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Derivationally related form dieback → die back
Hyponym shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
Also see die → die down

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