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Deciduous
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Meaning
Adj
●
In Anatomy & Biology:
Describing a part that
falls off
, or is
shed
, at a particular time or
stage
of development.
●
In Botany:
Of or
pertaining
to
trees
which
lose
their
leaves
in
winter
or the
dry
season.
●
Transitory,
ephemeral
, not lasting.
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Origin
deciduous
English
deciduus
Latin
decido
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Persistent
Permanent
Evergreen
Sempervirent
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Woody
Coniferous
Conifers
Evergreens
Grasses
Herbaceous
Evergreen
Vegetation
Perennials
Leaved
Shrubs
Grassland
Grasslands
Trees
Shrub
Rhododendron
Montane
Temperate
Monoecious
Fleshy
Savanna
Leathery
Hairy
Dendrobiums
Shrubby
Forests
Dieffenbachia
Woodlands
Coppiced
Bermudagrass
Shrubland
Prunus
Monocots
Nocturnal
Dipterocarp
Euphorbia
Arboreal
Perennial
Leguminous
Flowering
Leafless
Larch
Coppice
Annuals
Tulip Tree
Honey Locust
Dawn Redwood
Crape Myrtles
Scrub Oak
Tulip Poplar
Quaking Aspen
Pine Trees
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