WILT


Meaning of WILT in English

[wilt] archaic pres 2d sing of will

[2]wilt vb [alter. of earlier welk, fr. ME welken, prob. fr. MD; akin to OHG erwelken to wilt] vi (ca. 1691) 1 a: to lose turgor from lack of water "the plants ~ed in the heat" b: to become limp

2: to grow weak or faint: languish ~ vt: to cause to wilt [3]wilt n (1855) 1: an act or instance of wilting: the state of being wilted

2. a: a disorder (as a fungus disease) of plants marked by loss of turgidity in soft tissues with subsequent drooping and often shriveling--called also wilt disease b: a destructive virus disease of various caterpillars marked by visceral liquefaction and shriveling of the body

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