Desiccated

It was as though the West had wandered into a desert of despair characterized by the barren fruit of desiccated inspiration.

Eternal vigilance against the desiccated hordes of Outsiders is the price of fresh water.

So, one could visit the log during a dry spell in the summer, pour water on the log and watch orange jelly appear out of desiccated sheets adhering to the log.

During his monthlong stay, Hugo searched for a response to this prompt, and inspiration came when he chanced upon a platter of desiccated fruits in Oaxaca.

Meanwhile, mature town centers, with their urban fabric comprising a complex tapestry of building types, were casually violated and desiccated, their history now counting for nothing.

Miller pointed to the garden next to the barbecue pit he dug into the desiccated courtyard.

The region has been on high alert as notoriously powerful Santa Ana winds brought dry desert air to a desiccated landscape that only needed a spark to erupt.

The region has been on high alert as powerful Santa Ana winds bring dry desert air to a desiccated landscape that only needs a spark to erupt.

Visible in the water in the vase is a fetus, and above is an arrangement of desiccated leaves and juicy blossoms; there are also what appear to be jellied candies and human skulls.

Near the tombs of babies, decorated with teddy bears desiccated by the sun, there’s a plot for those whose names are not known.

The photo showed what appeared to be the long-dead remains of a monkey — desiccated, yellowed with age and sliced across the abdomen with a horizontal gash.

The rubber plants in his office are desiccated; files and a fax machine in the corner, a calendar and police coat of arms on the wall.

A desiccated economy added to the nation's despondency.

Berber middlemen, who had maintained contacts with Sub-Saharan Africa since the desert had desiccated, utilized pack animals to transfer products from oasis to oasis.

Braconid and other parasitic wasps lay their eggs in lepidopteran eggs or larvae and the wasps' parasitoid larvae devour their hosts, usually pupating inside or outside the desiccated husk.

Cultivation Coconut trees are hard to establish in dry climates, and cannot grow there without frequent irrigation; in drought conditions, the new leaves do not open well, and older leaves may become desiccated; fruit also tends to be shed.

Desiccated coconut or coconut milk made from it is frequently added to curries and other savory dishes.

Hence, Kashmir stands for "a land desiccated from water".

Her body had been so thoroughly frozen that it had not been desiccated; much of her skin, muscle tissue, and internal organs retained their original structure.

Keating described Howard as a "desiccated coconut" who was " Araldited to the seat", and described him as "..