die back

A horticultural term describing the process where the above-ground parts of a plant wither and die, often seasonally or due to disease, while the roots or underground parts remain alive.

• 🇩🇪Gartenbaulicher Begriff für das Absterben oberirdischer Pflanzenteile, oft saisonal oder durch Krankheit bedingt, während Wurzeln oder unterirdische Teile weiterleben.

1. Plant withering B2 formal

   To wither or decay from the tips inward, typically due to cold, drought, or disease.

   • The perennials die back in winter but regrow in spring.
   • The leaves began to die back after the frost.
   • If the soil is too dry, the plant will die back.

   🇩🇪Absterben von Pflanzen