sere (sir)
noun
Ecol. the plant and animal communities that occur successively in a region and result in a climax ()
Etymology: back-form. < series
adjective
Old Poet. dried up; withered
Etymology: var. of sear
modif.
dried up, scorched, burned; see dry 1, withered.
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