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What does desiccate mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) to dry
  2. (transitive) to preserve by drying
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Canola that was still fairly green when heavy frost hit earlier this week will desiccate quickly, the council states.
Lesions on flowers resemble those on the leaves. A single lesion on the pedicel or a sepal can make the flower desiccate and fall.
At the same time, the peat began to desiccate, turning into a tinder box that would ignite during the dry season.
To be observed on the green, fully developed spathe, before it starts to open and desiccate.
In addition, in the case of male sterile varieties, the anthers are empty and desiccate very quickly.
It will be necessary to take care neither to flood sowings, nor to let them desiccate.

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