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Deciduous

Deciduous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deciduous? [adj] (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season [adj] (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deciduous: broadleaf \| broad-leafed \| broad-leaved \| caducous \| shed Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deciduous: arborary \| arboreal \| arboreous \| arborescent \| arboresque \| arborical \| arboriform \| brittle \| bushlike \| bushy \| capricious \| changeable \| citrous \| collapsing \| coniferous \| corruptible \| declining \| declivitous \| decurrent \| dendriform \| dendritic \| dendroid \| descendant \| descending \| down \| downcoming \| downfalling \| downgoing \| downhill \| down-reaching \| downsinking \| downward \| drooping \| dropping \| dying \| ephemeral \| evanescent \| evergreen \| fading \| falling \| fickle \| fleeting \| flitting \| fly-by-night \| flying \| fragile \| frail \| fugacious \| fugitive \| half-hardy \| hardwood \| hardy \| impermanent \| impetuous \| impulsive \| inconstant \| insubstantial \| momentary \| mortal \| mutable \| nondeciduous \| nondurable \| nonpermanent \| on the descendant \| on the downgrade \| passing \| perennial \| perishable \| piny \| plummeting \| plunging \| sagging \| scrubbly \| scrubby \| scrublike \| setting \| short-lived \| shrubby \| shrublike \| sinking \| softwood \| submerging \| subsiding \| temporal \| temporary \| tottering \| transient \| transitive \| transitory \| treelike \| tumbledown \| undurable \| unenduring \| unstable \| volatile See Also \| Deciduous In Webster's Dictionary \Decid"uous\ (?; 135), a. [L. deciduus, fr. dec?dere to fall off; de- + cadere to fall. See {Chance}.] (Biol.) Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous trees; the deciduous membrane.

Deciduous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deciduous?

[adj] (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
[adj] (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth"

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Deciduous In Webster's Dictionary

\De*cid"u*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. deciduus, fr. dec?dere
to fall off; de- + cadere to fall. See {Chance}.] (Biol.)
Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain
season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves
(except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals,
such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or
parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous
trees; the deciduous membrane.

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