Wilt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots

causing to become limp or drooping

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪlt/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪlt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪlt/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈɪlt/.

Examples

My opponent was wilting
The flowers wilted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wilt disease wilting droop

Parts of Speech

noun	any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
noun	causing to become limp or drooping
verb	lose strength “My opponent was wilting”
verb	become limp “The flowers wilted”

Word Forms

wilt	verb	become limp
wilt	noun	any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
wilting	noun	causing to become limp or drooping
droop	noun	a shape that sags

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwelken

jede Pflanzenkrankheit, die durch Herabhängen und Schrumpfen gekennzeichnet ist; Wird normalerweise durch Parasiten verursacht, die die Wurzeln angreifen

🇫🇷French

se flétrir

toute maladie végétale caractérisée par un affaissement et un flétrissement ; généralement causé par des parasites attaquant les racines

🇪🇸Spanish

marchitar

cualquier enfermedad de las plantas caracterizada por caída y marchitamiento; generalmente causado por parásitos que atacan las raíces

🇮🇹Italian

appassire

qualsiasi malattia vegetale caratterizzata da cadenti e avvizzimenti; solitamente causato da parassiti che attaccano le radici

🇳🇱Dutch

verwelken

elke plantenziekte die wordt gekenmerkt door afhangen en verschrompelen; meestal veroorzaakt door parasieten die de wortels aanvallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

murchar

qualquer doença de planta caracterizada por queda e murchamento; geralmente causado por parasitas que atacam as raízes

🇷🇺Russian

увядать

любое заболевание растений, характеризующееся пониканием и сморщиванием; обычно вызвано паразитами, поражающими корни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विल्ट

पौधे की कोई भी बीमारी जिसमें पौधे का गिरना और सिकुड़ना दिखाई देता है; आमतौर पर परजीवियों द्वारा जड़ों पर हमला करने के कारण होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উইল্ট

গাছের যে কোনো রোগ ঝুলে পড়া এবং কুঁচকে যাওয়া; সাধারণত শিকড় আক্রমণ করে পরজীবী দ্বারা সৃষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

வாடிவிடும்

தொங்கும் மற்றும் சுருங்கிப்போகும் தன்மை கொண்ட எந்த தாவர நோய்; பொதுவாக வேர்களைத் தாக்கும் ஒட்டுண்ணிகளால் ஏற்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

విల్ట్

ఏదైనా మొక్క వ్యాధి పడిపోవడం మరియు ముడుచుకోవడం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది; సాధారణంగా పరాన్నజీవులు మూలాలపై దాడి చేయడం వల్ల సంభవిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कोमेजणे

झुकणे आणि कुरकुरणे द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत कोणताही वनस्पती रोग; सहसा मुळांवर हल्ला करणाऱ्या परजीवीमुळे होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિલ્ટ

છોડનો કોઈપણ રોગ જે ધ્રુજારી અને સુકાઈ જવાની લાક્ષણિકતા ધરાવે છે; સામાન્ય રીતે મૂળ પર હુમલો કરતા પરોપજીવીઓને કારણે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲ್ಟ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಸ್ಯ ರೋಗವು ಇಳಿಬೀಳುವಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕುಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿಗಳು ಬೇರುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡುವುದರಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാടിപ്പോകുന്നു

തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്നതും ചുരുങ്ങുന്നതും സ്വഭാവമുള്ള ഏതെങ്കിലും സസ്യരോഗം; സാധാരണയായി പരാന്നഭോജികൾ വേരുകളെ ആക്രമിക്കുന്നത് മൂലമാണ് ഉണ്ടാകുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਲਟ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੌਦੇ ਦੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਝੁਕਣ ਅਤੇ ਸੁੰਗੜਨ ਨਾਲ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ; ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਰਜੀਵੀਆਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرجھانا

پودے کی کوئی بھی بیماری جس کی خصوصیت جھکنے اور سکڑتی ہے۔ عام طور پر جڑوں پر حملہ کرنے والے پرجیویوں کی وجہ سے ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枯萎

任何以下垂和枯萎为特征的植物病害；通常是由寄生虫侵袭根部引起的

🇯🇵Japanese

しおれる

垂れ下がったり、しなびたりすることを特徴とする植物の病気。通常、根を攻撃する寄生虫によって引き起こされます

🇰🇷Korean

이울다

처지거나 오그라드는 것을 특징으로 하는 모든 식물 질병; 대개 기생충이 뿌리를 공격하여 발생합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

héo

bất kỳ bệnh thực vật nào có đặc điểm là rũ xuống và teo lại; thường do ký sinh trùng tấn công rễ

🇹🇭Thai

ร่วงโรย

โรคพืชใด ๆ ที่มีลักษณะเหี่ยวเฉาและเหี่ยวเฉา มักเกิดจากปรสิตโจมตีราก

🇮🇩Indonesian

melayu

segala penyakit tanaman yang ditandai dengan layu dan layu; biasanya disebabkan oleh parasit yang menyerang akar

🇵🇭Filipino

nalalanta

anumang sakit sa halaman na nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng paglaylay at pag-urong; kadalasang sanhi ng mga parasito na umaatake sa mga ugat

🇲🇾Malay

layu

sebarang penyakit tumbuhan yang dicirikan oleh terkulai dan kecut; biasanya disebabkan oleh parasit yang menyerang akar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذبول

أي مرض نباتي يتميز بالتدلي والذبول؛ عادة ما تسببها الطفيليات التي تهاجم الجذور

🇮🇷Persian

پژمردگی

هر بیماری گیاهی که با افتادگی و چروکیدگی مشخص می شود. معمولاً در اثر حمله انگل ها به ریشه ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

solgunluk

sarkma ve buruşma ile karakterize edilen herhangi bir bitki hastalığı; genellikle köklere saldıran parazitlerin neden olduğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְבּוּל

כל מחלת צמחים המאופיינת בצניחה והתכווצות; נגרם בדרך כלל על ידי טפילים התוקפים את השורשים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'wilt'?

The primary meaning of 'wilt' is 'any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots'.

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Using 'wilt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wilt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wilt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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