witches'-broom
noun
witch·es'-broom
ˈwi-chəz-ˌbrüm
-ˌbru̇m
: an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused especially by parasitic organisms (such as fungi, viruses, or aphids)
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