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Deciduousness

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de·cid·u·ous  (d-sj-s)
adj.
1. Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth: deciduous antlers; deciduous leaves; deciduous teeth.
2. Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season: deciduous trees.
3. Not lasting; ephemeral.
[From Latin dciduus, from dcidere, to fall off : d-, de- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]
de·cidu·ous·ly adv.
de·cidu·ous·ness n.
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It would be interesting to know if deciduousness in pteridophytes is associated with an active recovery of nutrients or assimilates from the leaves, which would represent a distinct advantage over mesomorphic species that loose all tissue once the leaves are too dry.
Desiccation and rehydration experiments on leaves of 43 pteridophyte ... by Kessler, Michael; Siorak, Yvonne / American Fern Journal
 
 
 
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