de·cid·u·ous

(dĭ-sĭj′o͞o-əs)

adj.

1. Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season: deciduous trees.

2. Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth: deciduous antlers; deciduous leaves.

3. Of or relating to the primary teeth.

[From Latin dēciduus, from dēcidere, to fall off : dē-, de- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

de·cid′u·ous·ly adv.

de·cid′u·ous·ness n.

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deciduous

(dɪˈsɪdjʊəs)

adj

1. (Botany) (of trees and shrubs) shedding all leaves annually at the end of the growing season and then having a dormant period without leaves. Compare evergreen¹

2. (Zoology) (of antlers, wings, teeth, etc) being shed at the end of a period of growth

3. rare impermanent; transitory. Compare evergreen²

[C17: from Latin dēciduus falling off, from dēcidere to fall down, from cadere to fall]

deˈciduously adv

deˈciduousness n

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de•cid•u•ous

(dɪˈsɪdʒ u əs)

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. impermanent; transitory.

[1650–60; < Latin dēciduus tending to fall, falling derivative of dēcid(ere) to fall off, down (dē- de- + -cidere, comb. form of cadere to fall)]

de•cid′u•ous•ly, adv.

de•cid′u•ous•ness, n.

de·cid·u·ous

(dĭ-sĭj′o͞o-əs)

1. Shedding leaves at the end of a growing season and regrowing them at the beginning of the next growing season. Most deciduous plants bear flowers and have woody stems and broad rather than needle-like leaves. Maples, oaks, elms, and aspens are deciduous. Compare evergreen.

2. Falling off or shed at a particular season or stage of growth: Deer have deciduous antlers.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	deciduous - (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion evergreen - (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
	2.	deciduous - (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth" caducous, shed - shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"

Translations

مُتَساقِط، مُتَناثِر

opadavý

løvfældende

lombhullató

sumargrænn

deciduo caduco decidua

lapuotis

lapu

løv

opadávajúci

yapraklarını döken

脱落的

deciduous

[dɪˈsɪdjʊəs] ADJ [tree] → de hoja caduca

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deciduous

[dɪˈsɪdjʊəs] adj [tree] → à feuilles caduques

deciduous

adj leaves → die jedes Jahr abfallen; antlers → das abgeworfen wird; deciduous tree/forest → Laubbaum m → /-wald m

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deciduous

[dɪˈsɪdjʊəs] adj → deciduo/a

deciduous

(diˈsidjuəs) , ((American) -dʒuəs) adjective

(of trees) having leaves that fall in autumn. Oaks are deciduous trees.

de·cid·u·ous

a. deciduo-a, de permanencia temporal;

___ dentition → primera dentición;

___ teeth → dientes ___ -s, dientes de leche.

deciduous

adj (dent) deciduo