Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deciduous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deciduous \De*cid"u*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. deciduus, fr. dec?dere
to fall off; de- + cadere to fall. See {Chance}.] (Biol.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deciduous
adj 1: (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the
growing season [ant: {evergreen}]
2: (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period
of growth; "deciduous teeth"
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