As they arose to leave the fountain which had been witness of their mutual engagement, an arrow whistled through the air, and struck a raven perched on the sere branch of an old oak, near to where they had been seated.
Source: tatoeba (7760617)
Sere
/sɪə/
Synonyms for "sere" (70 found)
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Adjective(10 words)
searseralseral stageshriveledshrivelledsuccessionalsuccessional stagevegetation phasewitheredwithering
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8 entriesclimax seredesertlikeearly seral stagelate seral stagemid seral stagemid successional serepioneer serexeric
Collocations
11 entriesclimax sereecological successionmid successional serepioneer sereseral stagesere climatesere conditionssere ecosystemsere landscapesere vegetationvegetation phase
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1 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
In spring brightly green, and spangled with wild flowers, by midsummer this prairie had grown sere and yellow.
Source: tatoeba (11595544)
The autumn winds rushing / Waft the leaves that are searest, / But our flower was in flushing, / When blighting was nearest.
Source: wiktionary
[T]he recitation of Border Minstrelsy, or a well-sung ballad, served to revive the sere and yellow leaf of age by their refreshing memories of the pleasurable past.
Source: wiktionary
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