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deciduous (iou)



deciduous adjective. M17.
[from Latin deciduus, from decidere fall down or off, from de- DE- 1 + cadere fall: see -UOUS.]
Falling down; sinking. rare. M17-L18.
Of the leaves of a tree or shrub: shed each year at the end of the period of growth. Of a tree or shrub: that sheds its leaves in this way. Opp. EVERGREEN adjective 1. L17.
gen. Of a part of a plant or animal: normally discarded at a particular time or stage of growth (opp. PERSISTENT); (of an insect) that sheds its wings after copulation. L17.
deciduous tooth = milk tooth s.v. MILK noun.
T. Pennant Upright branched horns, annually deciduous.
b. = DECIDUAL. E19.
fig. Transitory, fleeting. E19.
deciduously adverb M19.
deciduousness noun E18.