SER
adj. C2 Proficiency ser
adj. dry and withered, especially when talking about plants or leaves. It describes something that has lost all its freshness and moisture.
adj. withered, dry, or shrivelled; often used in a literary context to describe vegetation that has lost its vitality. Frequently functions as a variant spelling of 'sear'.
The ser leaves crunched under my feet.
The gardener cleared away the ser remains of the summer flowers to prepare for the winter frost.
The poet used the image of a ser landscape to mirror the protagonist's internal sense of loss and emotional exhaustion.
Usage
Typically used attributively before a noun; more common in poetic or archaic contexts than in modern speech.