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to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration
- Without irrigation, these plants would shrivel (up) and die.
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“Shrivel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrivel. Accessed 21 May. 2022.
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The first known use of shrivel was in 1565
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