Definition of sere Sere

/sɪˈɹ/ - [sir] - sere

We found 11 definitions of sere from 5 different sources.

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Adjective
sere - (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
  dried-up, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
  dry practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
  botany, flora, vegetation the branch of biology that studies plants
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sere (a.)
    [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves.
  • sere (a.)
    Dry; withered. Same as Sear.
  • sere (n.)
    Claw; talon.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • sere
    Same as Sear
  • sere
    sēr, adj. (obs.) separate, several, many
  • sere
    sēr, n. (obs.) a claw

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  • sere, noun, singular of seres.
  • sere, adjective.

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