Crossword clues for wilting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wilt \Wilt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.] [Written also welt, a modification of welk.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of wilt English)
WordNet
n. causing to become limp or drooping [syn: wilt]
Wikipedia
Wilting refers to the loss of rigidity of non-woody parts of plants. This occurs when the turgor pressure in non- lignified plant cells falls towards zero, as a result of diminished water in the cells. The rate of loss of water from the plant is greater than the absorption of water in the plant. The process of wilting modifies the leaf angle distribution of the plant (or canopy) towards more erectophile conditions.
Lower water availability may result from:
- drought conditions, where the soil moisture drops below conditions most favorable for plant functioning;
- the temperature falls to the point where the plants vascular system can not function.
- high salinity, which causes water to diffuse from the plant cells and induce shrinkage;
- saturated soil conditions, where roots are unable to obtain sufficient oxygen for cellular respiration, and so are unable to transport water into the plant; or
- bacteria or fungi that clog the plant's vascular system.
Wilting diminishes the plant's ability to transpire and grow. Permanent wilting leads to plant death. Symptoms of wilting and blights resemble one another.
In woody plants, reduced water availability leads to cavitation of the xylem.
Wilting occurs in plants such as Balsam and tulasi/tulsi. Wilting is an effect of the plant growth inhibiting hormone, abscisic acid.
With Cucurbits, wilting can be caused by the Squash vine borer.
Usage examples of "wilting".
There was no more trace of the sea-defenses, no sign of the pumps Yockerbow had been so proud ofonly some wilting treetops bending to the water, and a trapped mass of what had been prized personal possessions that washed back and forth, back and forth, in time to the waves.
A few were wilting, even so, but very few, and the routine difference in water-level was a half-score padlongs.
But the leaves were wilting, and the rind of the cutinates whose line they were following was patched with suppurating black.
They jumped down into the lathery water, covering the quiet wilting trees with their gaussrifles, and sprinted ashore.
Tall potted plants in big troughs were wilting, deprived of light their leaves were turning yellow-brown and falling onto the blue and white carpet.
But just as the snow was melting in the warmth, the spring flowers were quickly wilting, and the summer grass screeds were mottled and curled.
The town was a pretty place, its streets lined with trees, wilting a little under the persistent acid rain.
There was no more trace of the sea-defenses, no sign of the pumps Yockerbow had been so proud of—only some wilting treetops bending to the water, and a trapped mass of what had been prized personal possessions that washed back and forth, back and forth, in time to the waves.
There was no more trace of the sea-defenses, no sign of the pumps Yockerbow had been so proud of-only some wilting treetops bending to the water, and a trapped mass of what had been prized personal possessions that washed back and forth, back and forth, in time to the waves.
The trees I walk beneath are wilting umbrellas, the paper is damp under my fingers, the words I write feather at the edges like lipstick on an aging mouth.
In the evening there’s a lingering sunset, receding westward as he approaches, wilting from pink to violet.
Then her gaze drifted over to the plant that was wilting and yellowing in the dark window.
Pedestrians hurried by, ties loose, shirts wilting, looking like desert nomads in search of an oasis—an air-conditioned lounge and a long, cold drink.
Pedestrians hurried by, ties loose, shirts wilting, looking like desert nomads in search of an oasis-an air-conditioned lounge and a long, cold drink.
It did not seem to be a fatal wound, but she was already wilting, unable to fight.