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What is the opposite of wilted?
What is the opposite of wilted?
I'm thinking of the leaves on a newly planted tree. A tree that might be dying from root rot, but whose leaves make it look like that is not true.
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I'm thinking of the leaves on a newly planted tree. A tree that might be dying from root rot, but whose leaves make it look like that is not true.
If you are inclined to email me
for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
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[nq:1]What is the opposite of wilted? I'm thinking of the leaves on a newly planted tree. [/nq] "Normal".
- [nq:1]What is the opposite of wilted?
- I'm thinking of the leaves on a newly planted tree.
- [/nq] "Normal".
- "Healthy-looking".
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[nq:1]What is the opposite of wilted? I'm thinking of the leaves on a newly planted tree. A tree that might be dying from root rot, but whose leaves make it look like that is not true.[/nq]
"Normal".
"Healthy-looking".
[nq:1]If you are inclined to email me for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)[/nq]
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)
"Normal".
"Healthy-looking".
[nq:1]If you are inclined to email me for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)[/nq]
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)
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[nq:1]What is the opposite of wilted? I'm thinking of the leaves on a newly planted tree. A tree that might be dying from root rot, but whose leaves make it look like that is not true.[/nq]
Flourishing?
Ray
UK
Flourishing?
Ray
UK
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[nq:1]What is the opposite of wilted?[/nq]
In botanical jargon, turgid, but in ordinary language that has unpleasant connotations. Fresh? Crisp? Firm? Green?
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In botanical jargon, turgid, but in ordinary language that has unpleasant connotations. Fresh? Crisp? Firm? Green?
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[nq:2]What is the opposite of wilted?[/nq]
[nq:1]In botanical jargon, turgid, but in ordinary language that has unpleasant connotations. Fresh? Crisp? Firm? Green?[/nq]
I think you got it. Firm might be the best.
Thanks all.
[nq:1]¬R[/nq]
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[nq:1]In botanical jargon, turgid, but in ordinary language that has unpleasant connotations. Fresh? Crisp? Firm? Green?[/nq]
I think you got it. Firm might be the best.
Thanks all.
[nq:1]¬R[/nq]
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[nq:2]In botanical jargon, turgid, but in ordinary language that has unpleasant connotations. Fresh? Crisp? Firm? Green?[/nq]
[nq:1]I think you got it. Firm might be the best. Thanks all.[/nq]
Use fresh
[nq:1]I think you got it. Firm might be the best. Thanks all.[/nq]
Use fresh
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[nq:2]I think you got it. Firm might be the best. Thanks all.[/nq]
[nq:1]Use fresh[/nq]
I see "wilted" most often in recipes, which may require leaves such as spinach to be plunged briefly into boiling water, making them soft and pliable without actually cooking them. This is called "wilting" them. So I'd give "crisp" as the opposite of "wilted" in that context.
Alan Jones
[nq:1]Use fresh[/nq]
I see "wilted" most often in recipes, which may require leaves such as spinach to be plunged briefly into boiling water, making them soft and pliable without actually cooking them. This is called "wilting" them. So I'd give "crisp" as the opposite of "wilted" in that context.
Alan Jones
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[nq:2]I think you got it. Firm might be the best. Thanks all.[/nq]
[nq:1]Use fresh[/nq]
That works for lettuce, but I'm not sure it works for the leaves on my newly planted tree.
The leaves were firm the day the tree arrived in the mail, but the day after, some had wilted. The instructions said the tree would keep for another week, so I waited one more day to do the planting with a you
[nq:1]Use fresh[/nq]
That works for lettuce, but I'm not sure it works for the leaves on my newly planted tree.
The leaves were firm the day the tree arrived in the mail, but the day after, some had wilted. The instructions said the tree would keep for another week, so I waited one more day to do the planting with a you
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