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wilt1

Syllabification: (wilt)
Pronunciation: /wilt/
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Definition of wilt

verb

[no object]
  • (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.
  • (of a person) lose one’s energy or vigor.

noun

[usually with modifier]
  • any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.

Origin:

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

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