wilts in English

abbreviation

1

Wiltshire.

verb

1

(of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.

At this time, chill treatment seedlings were severely wilted with extensive leaf rolling characteristic of water-stressed maize.

synonyms: droop, sag, become limp, flop, wither, shrivel (up)

noun

1

any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.

Both stages can carry bacterial wilt or cucumber mosaic virus, diseases that will quickly kill the plant.

verb

• droop, sag, become limp, flop, wither, shrivel (up)
• languish, flag, droop, become listless, tire, wane
• droop

noun

• wilting

Use "wilts" in a sentence

1. In another accident two people were taken to hospital after a three-car pile-up on the A3 near Chippenham, in Wilts.