witch's broom

== English == === Alternative forms === witches' broom === Noun === witch's broom (countable and uncountable, plural witch's brooms) (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. Synonym: witches' besom ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====