deciduous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin dēcidō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin dēciduuslbor. English deciduous Learned borrowing from Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“to fall down or off”) + -uus.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
In the Hippoidea there is generally the full series of 44 teeth, but the first premolar is often deciduous or wanting in the lower or in both jaws.
1911, Richard Lydekker, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Equidae:
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
a deciduous tree
A light breeze causes the naked branches overhead to rattle like wooden windchimes. This is a popular retreat for couples in the summer. The deciduous trees provide a beautiful green canopy, far out of sight of teachers and fellow students. But now, in late winter, it feels like I'm standing under a pile of kindling.
2012, Four Leaf Studios, “Prologue”, in Katawa Shoujo:. Compare caducous.
- (figuratively, not-comparable) Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.
Antonyms
evergreen · persistent · sempervirent · permanent
Deriveds
nondeciduous · deciduous holly · brevideciduous · deciduosity · deciduously · subdeciduous · indeciduous · deciduous camellia · semideciduous · deciduous winterberry · deciduous tooth · deciduousness · undeciduous
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Synonyms
Translations (90)
hy անկայուն (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · ru быстроте́чный (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · cy collddail (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · hy անցողիկ (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · gv yn-lhoamey (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · pt caducifólio (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · hu lombhullató (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · de laubabwerfend (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · el φυλλοβόλος (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · kn ಪರ್ಣಪಾತಿ (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · bg листопаден (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ga duillsilteach (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ka ფოთლოვანი (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · eo falfolia (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ka სარძევე (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · it deciduo (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · ar نَفَضِية (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · pl przemijający (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · sah сэбирдэхтээх (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · es caducifolio (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · hy փոխվող (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · ru моло́чный (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · ar نَفَضِي (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ko 낙엽성 (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · cmn 落葉喬木 /落叶乔木 (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · mi rauhoro (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ko 탈락성 (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · es caduco (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · es efímero (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · ru сбра́сываемый (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · nl loofverliezend (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ru преходя́щий (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · hu lehullajtott (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · tr geçici (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · sv lövfällande (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · nb løvfellende (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ang hrurul (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · ka ფოთოლმცვენი (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · hy թափվող (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · nb lauvfellende (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · fr à feuilles caduques (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · it caduco (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · nn lauvfellande (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · es deciduo (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · pl liściasty (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ru ли́ственный (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · fi lehtensä pudottava (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · fr caducifolié (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · tr yaprak döken (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · es transitorio (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · mk листо́паден (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · mi rangitahi (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · ca caduc (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · gd seargach (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ca caducifoli (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · nl bladverliezend (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · pt transitório (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · ru скороте́чный (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · ang hrurul (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · bg широколистен (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · hy գցվող (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · pt efêmero (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · de Laub (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · de sommergrün (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ru листопа́дный (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · kk жапырақты (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · fi kesävihanta (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ka მოსაცვლელი (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · hy վաղանցուկ (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · alt јалбыракту (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · it caducifoglio (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · ca decidu (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · sh listopadni (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · pl przejściowy (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · ja 落葉樹 (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · es fugaz (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · pl ulotny (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · fr décidual (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · hu lehulló (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · hy սաղարթավոր (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · tr geçici (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · tr yapraklarını döken (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · fr caduc (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · hu múlékony (transitory, ephemeral, not lasting) · hu leeső (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · pt decíduo (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · cs opadavý (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · pt caduco (describing a part that falls off, or is shed) · da løvfældende (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) · es de hoja caduca (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season)