sere

After months without rain, the once lush meadow became sere and brown.

用法提示：形容词，描述植物因缺水而干枯的状态。

The gardener sighed, looking at the sere leaves that had fallen from the neglected houseplant.

用法提示：形容词，修饰名词leaves，表示枯萎。

In the desert, only a few sere bushes managed to survive.

用法提示：形容词，修饰bushes，强调干枯无水分。