1. Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
   "The tomato plants showed signs of wilt disease in the hot afternoon sun";
   - wilt disease
    
2. Causing to become limp or drooping
   "The wilt of the flowers in the vase signaled it was time to replace them";
   - wilting

1. Lose strength
   "My opponent was wilting"
    
2. Become limp
   "The flowers wilted";
   - droop
    
3. [archaic] Second-person singular form of will
   "Thou wilt succeed if thou triest"

Derived forms: wilted, wilting, wilts

Type of: crumble, decay, dilapidate, plant disease, weaken, weakening

Encyclopedia: Wilt