"dried-up grass"
"the desert was edged with sere vegetation"
"shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"
"withered vines"

"the old woman's shriveled skin"
"he looked shriveled and ill"
"a shrunken old man"
"a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"
"he did well despite his withered arm"
"a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"

"our shriveled receipts during the storm"
"as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"
"the dollar's shrunken buying power"