English Dictionary

witch's broom

名詞

(phytopathology) 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.

日本語の意味

ウィッチズ・ブルーム：植物の病気または奇形で、特に樹木において、一本の樹枝や果実から分岐し、通常の樹形が乱れる現象を指す。

The old oak's crown was marred by a conspicuous witch's broom near the south-facing branch, where a dense mass of shoots had sprouted from a single point.

その古い樫の樹冠は、南向きの枝の近くにできた目立つホウキ状の異常に損なわれており、1点から多数の新梢が密生していた。

意味（1）

(phytopathology) 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.