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Topic: PLANTS

Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from weather 'to affect with sun, wind, rain, etc.'

wither

 verb
     
with‧er also wither away [intransitive and transitive]
HBP if plants wither, they become drier and smaller and start to die
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