deciduous

CEFRB1

/dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Losing leaves each year, usually in autumn.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

Examples

  • The sunny side of the hill is full of deciduous trees.

  • We saw a beautiful orchid with deciduous leaves.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

  2. Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

More examples

In context

  • . Compare caducous.

  • a deciduous tree

  • 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.

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Deep check

In the autumn, blank trees begin to shed their leaves in preparation for the cold, dormant winter months ahead.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Learned borrowing from Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“to fall down or off”) + -uus.