Deciduous
[dɪ'sɪdjʊəs] or [dɪ'sɪdʒuəs]
Definition
(adj.) (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season .
(adj.) (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; 'deciduous teeth' .
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Definition
(a.) Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous trees; the deciduous membrane.
Checker: Wade
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. (Bot.) Not evergreen, not perennial.
Edited by Augustus
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See EPHEMERAL]
Checker: Sabina
Definition
adj. that fall in autumn as leaves: not permanent.—n. Decid′ua a membrane of the uterus discharged after parturition.—adj. Decid′uāte.—n. Decid′uousness.—Deciduous trees those which annually lose and renew their leaves.
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Examples
- The first teeth of the infant are called the deciduous or _milk_ teeth, and are twenty in number--ten in each jaw. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Brambles, though churlish when handled, are kindly shelter in early winter, being the latest of the deciduous bushes to lose their leaves. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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