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wilt1

Pronunciation: /wɪlt/

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Definition of wilt

verb

  • 1 [no object] (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.
  • (of a person) lose energy, vigour, or confidence:Lady Beresford was beginning to wilt as she greeted the long line of guests
  • 2 [with object] leave (mown grass or a forage crop) in the open to dry partially before being collected for silage.

noun

[mass noun, usually with modifier]
  • any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage: these varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt

Origin:

late 17th century (originally dialect): perhaps an alteration of dialect welk 'lose freshness', of Low German origin

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