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Definition of Sere
1. Adjective. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture. "Withered vines"
Category relationships: Botany, Flora, Vegetation
Similar to: Dry
Derivative terms: Sereness
Definition of Sere
1. a. Dry; withered. Same as Sear.
2. n. Claw; talon.
Definition of Sere
1. Adjective. Without moisture. ¹
2. Noun. An intermediate stage in an ecosystem prior to advancing to the point of being a climax community. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sere
1. withered; dry [adj SERER, SEREST] / to sear [v SERED, SERING, SERES] - See also: sear
Medical Definition of Sere
1. Cush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Cf. Austere, Sorrel] Dry; withered; no longer green; applied to leaves. "I have lived long enough; my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf." (Shak) Origin: OE. Seer, AS. Sear (assumed) fr. Searian to wither; akin to D. Zoor dry, LG. Soor, OHG. Soren to to wither, Gr. To parch, to dry, Skr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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