(adj) (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture, Syn. withered, sere, sear, shrivelled, shriveled, Example:dried-up grass; the desert was edged with sere vegetation; shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings; withered vines
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[哀莫大于心死 / 哀莫大於心死, āi mò dà yú xīn sǐㄞ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˇ] nothing sadder than a withered heart; (saying attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); other possible translations: no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; The worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart.; Nothing is more wretched than, See Also: 莊子, 庄子#78670
[爱莫大于心死 / 愛莫大於心死, ài mò dà yú xīn sǐㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˇ] nothing more sad than a withered heart; no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; (popular culture misquotation of 哀莫大於心死|哀莫大于心死, saying attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子), See Also: 哀莫大於心死, 哀莫大于心死, 莊子, 庄子