Hypertext Webster Gateway: "caducous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Caducous \Ca*du"cous\, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall,
fr. cadere to fall. See {Cadence}.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)
Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy,
or the gills of a tadpole.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
caducous
adj : (biology) shed at an early stage of development; "most
amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of
a poppy" [syn: {shed}] [ant: {persistent}]
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