wilt1
v.
- (of a plant) become limp through loss of water, heat, or disease; droop.
▸(of a person) lose one's energy or vigour.
- leave (mown grass or a forage crop) in the open to dry partially before being collected for silage.
n.
any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.
Etymology
C17 (orig. dial.): perh. an alt. of dial. welk ‘lose freshness’, of Low Ger. origin.
wilt2
archaic second person singular of will1.
