wilting

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"Wilting, what we refer to as losing turgor pressure, is not always fatal but it's one step toward death," Santiago said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2023

Wilting heat came earlier and lingered longer this year than usual, which scientists found stressed cattle and created a decline in milk yield of 11 percent.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

Wilting in the final minutes for the second time in five days, the Bruins couldn’t withstand the Ducks’ heightened pressure or match their poise during a crushing 82-74 loss Wednesday night at Matthew Knight Arena.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2021

And Botswana author Tlotlo Tsamaase made her debut with the enchanting “The Silence of the Wilting Skin,” an ambitious, surrealist work that deserves notice.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2020

Discolorations—Pallor—Etiolation—Laying of Wheat—Chlorosis—Yellowing—Albinism—Variegation—Uprooting, Exposure and Wilting of seedlings.

From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall