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- Dictionarywilt/wɪlt/
verb
- 1. (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop. Similar Opposite
- 2. leave (mown grass or a forage crop) in the open to dry partially before being collected for silage.
noun
- 1. 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"
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Wilting: The loss of rigidity of the non-woody parts of a plant is known as wilting. The fall in the turgor pressure towards zero is the sign of the occurrence of wilting.
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