intransitive verb. 1a : to lose turgor from lack of water the plants wilted in the heat. b : to become limp. 2 : to grow weak or faint : languish. transitive verb.
A wilt disease is any number of diseases that affect the vascular system of plants. Attacks by fungi, bacteria, and nematodes can cause rapid killing of plants, large tree branches or even entire trees. Plants have viruses too.
