noun claw; talon.
2. sere ·adj dry; withered. ·same·as sear.
3. sere ·adj [oe. seer, ·as sear (assumed) ·fr. searian to wither; akin to d. zoor dry, lg. soor, ohg. sor/n to to wither, ·gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, ·skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, zend hush to dry. ?152. ·cf. austere, sorrel, ·adj ] dry; withered; no longer green;
applied to leaves.