| sere 1 also sear (sîr) adj. Withered; dry: sere vegetation at the edge of the desert. [Middle English, from Old English s  ar.] |
| sere 2 (sîr) n. The entire sequence of ecological communities successively occupying an area from the initial stage to the climax. [From series.] |
sere1, sear [sɪə]
adj
Archaic dried up or withered
vb & n
a rare spelling of sear [1]
[Old English sēar; see sear1]
sere2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) the series of changes occurring in the ecological succession of a particular community
[from series]
| sere (sîr) The entire sequence of ecological communities successively occupying an area from the initial stage to the climax community. See more at succession. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | sere - (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" |
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