·noun Claw; talon.
II. Sere ·adj Dry; withered. ·same·as Sear.
III. Sere ·adj [OE. seer, ·AS sear (assumed) ·Fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, ·Gr. a"y``ein to parch, to dry, ·Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. ·cf. Austere, Sorrel, ·adj ] Dry; withered; no longer green;
— applied to leaves.