hexenbesen

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noun

A malformation on the branches of cocoa and other trees.

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witches' broomwitch broomstaghead
OriginGerman Hexenbesen →
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Meanings

nounhexenbesen (plural hexenbesens)

plural hexenbesens

  1. archaicA malformation on the branches of cocoa and other trees.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance

Similar
witches' broomwitch broomstaghead
Broader
tufttussock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanHexenbesen
  2. Englishhexenbesen

From German Hexenbesen, literally "witch's broom".

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APA

hexenbesen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexenbesen

MLA

“hexenbesen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexenbesen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexenbesen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexenbesen.

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