Wilt

Definition

wilt 1 /wÇlt/ v ၁။ (က) (အပင္၊ အပြင့္) ညိႇဳးသည္။ The leaves are beginning to wilt. (ခ) (usu passive) ညိႇဳးႏြမ္းေစသည္။ plants wilted by the heat. ၂။ ႏြမ္းလ်သည္။ ပင္ပန္းသည္။ ေပ်ာ့က်သည္။ အားနည္းသည္။ The spectators were wilting visibly in the hot sun. ❍ Helen's indignation wilted. wilt 2 /wÇlt/ ( arch ) 2nd pers sing pres t of WILL

Examples

1. ‘The crown and roots of these infected plants turn dark and soft
2. and the leaves usually wilt.’
3. ‘Similarly
4. in cut chrysanthemum flowers
5. the leaves often wilt
6. due to a blockage for water transport in the xylem of the basal stem part.’
7. ‘In the heat
8. the grass grows rapidly and the flowers wilt fast
9. so there was much to be done.’
10. ‘The leaves turn a yellow-bronze
11. and within a day or two
12. the upper leaves wilt
13. then the lower leaves wilt.’
14. ‘Often the first sign is black or burgundy sap oozing from tiny holes in the bark; soon after
15. the tree wilts
16. turning starkly brown.’
17. ‘If any of the cut leaves wilt and turn brown
18. remove and dispose of them.’
19. ‘Watch your plants and if you see leaves wilting
20. don't wait until they discolor and die
21. but find out the cause.’
22. ‘A severe infestation will cause the plant to wilt; leaves may yellow and fall.’
23. ‘At this time
24. chill treatment seedlings were severely wilted with extensive leaf rolling characteristic of water-stressed maize.’
25. ‘If plants start to wilt slightly water them right away.’
26. ‘As a consequence
27. leaves may wilt or even be injured as previously observed for cucumber and figleaf gourd in response to low root temperature.’
28. ‘The first symptoms of this fungal disease are yellowing or bronzing leaves that wilt
29. followed by sudden plant death.’
30. ‘In the spring
31. you will be letting the leaves wilt on their own and dry up.’
32. ‘Insufficient removal of these air embolisms may result in serious water stress which may lead to early leaf wilting as previously shown in chrysanthemum cut flowers.’
33. ‘When this condition exists
34. the leaves of plants wilt or curl.’
35. ‘If you see leaf wilting or hard
36. caked soil
37. water the trees well and slowly enough to allow the water to soak in.’
38. ‘The best time of day to cut is midmorning
39. after the dew has dried but well before any flowers wilt.’
40. ‘When a squash stem suddenly wilts
41. and you find punctures or cracks near the base of the plant
42. you know that squash vine borer is present.’
43. ‘The tress had been broken into two
44. the flowers had all wilted
45. and the grass was all brown.’
46. ‘On return to air these leaves wilted and yellowed rapidly.’