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SERE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
Example:
withered vines
Synonyms:
dried-up; sear; sere; shriveled; shrivelled; withered
Classified under:
Similar:
dry (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet)
Domain category:
botany; flora; vegetation (all the plant life in a particular region or period)
Derivation:
sereness (a withered dryness)