deciduous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/
- (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective[edit]
deciduous (not comparable)
- (biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
- Antonyms: persistent, permanent
- (botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
- Antonyms: evergreen, sempervirent
- Synonym: perdifoil. Compare caducous.
- a deciduous tree
- (figurative) Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
describing a part that falls off, or is shed
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of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
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transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
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