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deciduous
[ dih-sij-oo-uhs ]
adjective
- shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
- falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc., as leaves, horns, or teeth.
- not permanent; transitory.
deciduous
/ dɪˈsɪdjʊəs /
deciduous
/ dĭ-sĭj′o̅o̅-əs /
- Shedding leaves at the end of a growing season and regrowing them at the beginning of the next growing season. Most deciduous plants bear flowers and have woody stems and broad rather than needlelike leaves. Maples, oaks, elms, and aspens are deciduous.
- Compare evergreenSee more at abscission
- Falling off or shed at a particular season or stage of growth, as antlers.
Derived Forms
- deˈciduousness, noun
- deˈciduously, adverb
Other Words From
- de·cidu·ous·ly adverb
- de·cidu·ous·ness noun
- nonde·cidu·ous adjective
- nonde·cidu·ous·ly adverb
- nonde·cidu·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of deciduous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of deciduous1
Example Sentences
It included 16 ingredients, Indian mulberry, golden eye-grass, the deciduous perennial Asian lizard’s tail and the carrot-like plant Szechuan Lovage among them.
Warm, tropical forests gave way to open grasslands, deserts and cold deciduous forests.
In many areas, deciduous shrubs and trees, like willow and aspen, are moving in after a fire.
Trips to the dentist have taught me that candy and sweet juices destroy deciduous teeth.
Members of her species didn’t take their first upright steps in open savanna grasslands, as her discoverers thought, but walked first in a grassy woodland with deciduous trees.
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