attenuated vs shriveled

attenuated

adj
  • Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation. 

  • Long and tapering (especially of leaves) 

shriveled

adj
  • Collapsed in size. 

  • Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. 

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