| ADJECTIVE | all | sere, dried-up, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture |
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| Sounds | sih'r | |
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| Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... | |
| Meaning | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture. | |
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| Example | "the desert was edged with sere vegetation" | |
| Synonyms | dried-up, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered | |
| Category | vegetation, flora, botany | All the plant life in a particular region or period |
| Broader | dry | Free from liquid / liquid or moisture |
| Spanish | marchito, reseco, seco | |
| Nouns | sereness | a withered dryness |
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