HyperDic: witches[_broom

English > 1 sense of the expression witches' broom:
NOUNplantwitches' broom, witch broom, hexenbesen, stagheadan abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
English > witches' broom: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance.
Synonymswitch broom, hexenbesen, staghead
Broadertuft, tussockA bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
Spanishhexenbesen
Catalanhexenbesen

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