deciduous
31deciduous — loosely fixed, easily detached, e.g. scales of Clupea …
32deciduous — adj. [L. deciduus, falling off] Having a part or parts that may fall off or be shed …
33deciduous — deciduously, adv. deciduousness, n. /di sij ooh euhs/, adj. 1. shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs. 2. falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc., as leaves, horns, or teeth. 3. not permanent;… …
34deciduous — adjective /dɪˈsɪd.ju.əs,dəˈsɪd.ju.əs/ a) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development. b) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season. Ant: persistent, permanent,… …
35deciduous — Synonyms and related words: arborary, arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arborical, arboriform, brittle, bushlike, bushy, capricious, changeable, citrous, collapsing, coniferous, corruptible, declining, declivitous, decurrent,… …
36deciduous — see DECAY …
37deciduous — A plant that sheds all its leaves, usually in the fall …
38deciduous — de·cid·u·ous || dɪ sɪdjÊŠÉ™s adj. of passing interest; temporary and shed after period of time (of leaves, baby teeth, etc.) …
39deciduous — [dɪ sɪdjʊəs] adjective 1》 (of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually. Often contrasted with evergreen. 2》 denoting the milk teeth of a mammal, which are shed after a time. Derivatives deciduously adverb deciduousness noun Origin C17: from… …
40deciduous — a. (Bot.) Non perennial, temporary, caducous …
