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deciduous Adjective 1. (of a tree) shedding all leaves annually 2. (of antlers or teeth) being shed at the end of a period of growth [Latin deciduus falling off]
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Translations adj deciduous [diˈsidjuəs, (American ) -dʒuəs] (of trees) having leaves that fall in autumn Oaks are deciduous trees. bladwisselend مُتَساقِط، مُتَناثِر широколистен opadavý løvfældende Laub-... φυλλοβόλος de hoja caduca heitlehine برگریز؛ خزانگر lehtensä pudottava décidu נָשִׁיר पर्णपाती listopadno drvo lombhullató rontok sumargrænn deciduo, caduco 落葉性の 낙엽수의, 바꾸는 lapuotis lapu (koks) meluruhkan daun loof- løv(tre) zrzucający liście decíduo foios листопадный opadávajúci listnat listopadan lövfällande ซึ่งผลัดใบ (sonbaharda) yapraklarını döken (在成熟期或一定季節)脫落的 такий, що періодично втрачає листя وہ درخت جن کے پتے پتجھڑ کے موسم میں گر جاتے ہیں kỳ rụng lá (在成熟期或一定季节)脱落的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Annual and perennial plants, deciduous and evergreen trees, plants inhabiting different stations and fitted for extremely different climates, can often be crossed with ease. While the river margin was richly fringed with trees of deciduous foliage, the rough uplands were crowned by majestic pines, and firs of gigantic size, some towering to the height of between two and three hundred feet, with proportionate circumference. Under foot the leaves were dry, and the foliage of some holly bushes which grew among the deciduous trees was dense enough to keep off draughts. |
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