Droops or loses freshness, usually describing plants that become limp and weak from lack of water or heat.
Origin uncertain, possibly from Old English or Dutch. The word may be related to 'wilt' meaning to twist or turn, describing how plants physically droop when stressed.
Plants wilt as a survival strategy — when water is scarce, they droop to reduce the surface area losing water to the sun, and if you catch it early and water them, they'll perk right back up because it's reversible.
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