deciduous vs expiring

deciduous

adj
  • Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting. 

  • Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season. 

  • Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development. 

expiring

adj
  • Ending, terminating, dying. 

How often have the words deciduous and expiring occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )