Meaning deciduous
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[L. decidere, to fall off] Refers to plants that shed their leaves at a certain season.
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Having the property of falling off or shedding; a term used to describe the primary teeth.
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1680s, from Latin deciduus "that which falls off," from decidere "to fall off," from de- "down" (see de-) + cadere "to fall," from PIE root *kad- "to lay o [..]
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type of plant that sheds its leaves once a year.
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describes plants that shed leaves at the end of the growing season and renew them at the beginning of the next
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A plant that drops its leaves at the end of the growing season. A good way to remember this one is the letter D starts both drop and deciduous. determinate:
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A plant that sheds its leaves each year.
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When a plant sheds its leaves every year
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A plant that loses most or all of its leaves in fall or winter.
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A plant that loses its leaves in winter.
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 Plants that drop all their leaves at the end of a growing season.
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Deciduous is an adjective used for a tree or shrub which sheds its leaves in winter.
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Trees or shrubs that lose their leaves in fall and winter.
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A plant that loses its leaves seasonally, usually in the fall.
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Trees or shrubs that drop all their leaves at the end of each growing season; contrasted with evergreen plants.
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Plants that lose their leaves at the end of the growing season
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A plant that annually sheds its leaves.
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Falling after the completion of its normal function. Falling off after maturity or at the end of a growing season. A good example is deciduous trees lose all foliage at the end of the the growing seas [..]
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Trees and shrubs that have leaves that lose their leaves seasonally.
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Applied to a plant (particularly a tree or shrub) that sheds its leaves each year at the end of the growing season.
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A plant which is deciduous will shed all of its foliage at the end of the growing season. Deciduous plants will then produce a new set of leaves at the onset of the next growing season.
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  A plant that loses its leaves at the end of the growing season.
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A plant that loses its leaves in the autumn; falling or not persistent as in maple or oak trees each fall; leaves or stipules which do not persist in a green condition throughout the winter. Decompound
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A plant that drops its leaves in autumn. e,g, not evergreen. Though many deciduous plants can become partially evergreen in warmer climates e.g. shed and grow leaves regularly throughout the year.
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A tree that has a seasonal growth cycle where new foliage is produced in the spring, then grows throughout the summer, turns colors in autumn, and drops in the winter, leaving buds on the branches for [..]
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Describes a plant which sheds or loses its foliage at the end of the growing season.
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Plants that shed their leaves during the late fall and winter months. Their leaves return in the spring.
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A plant that looses its leaves in the winter.
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A plant that sheds all of its leaves annually.
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Deciduous (or broad-leaved) trees are ones whose leaves fall off, or are shed seasonally to avoid adverse weather conditions such as cold or drought. The opposite is an 'evergreen' tree.
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usually losing its leaves with the approach of winter
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(dee-sid-you-us). Trees or shrubs that shed all their leaves each year.
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To remove the old spent blooms and seed heads from a plant to help keep plants blooming longer.
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            Describes plants, principally trees and shrubs that shed their   leaves seasonally.
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 A plant that drops its leaves at the end of the growing season. A good way to remember this one is the letter D starts both drop and deciduous.
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annual or seasonal shedding of foliage from trees and shrubs. Conserves water by cutting down on transpiration and nutrients by reducing what the leaves required. Deciduous trees are useful in gardens because they give shade in summer, let in light in winter, and drop leaves that enrich the soil when decomposed. They are best transplanted when dorm [..]
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 Plants that lose all their leaves once a year, usually in winter.
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adj. Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc.
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(du1-sij´oo-us) Pertaining to something shed or cast off in a particular sequence. Deciduous teeth are shed and replaced by permanent teeth during development. decussation
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Referring to plants that lose all their leaves during the cool season; as opposed to evergreen plants. deciduous forest
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Trees are that shed their leaves seasonally, such as maple and birch.
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(1) falling seasonally, e.g. of the leaves and bark of some trees, cf. caducous; (2) a plant losing its leaves for part of the year, cf. evergreen.
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A tree or shrub that loses its leaves at the end of each growing season.
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See Hardwood.
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Typically used in reference to deciduous trees or forests; to lose leaves seasonally for some part of the year.
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(L: de-=down/away ; caedere= to cut/ fall; decidere to cut/decide) shedding leaves annually. As a survival strategy for harsh conditions, many plants are able to shed their leaves. Winter-deciduous tr [..]
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trees and shrubs that drop their leaves when winter comes. decomposer -
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[Foliage]/Falling seasonally, e.g. of the leaves, flower, and fruit of mostly woody plant species.
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(adj) (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season(adj) (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
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Relating to seasonal loss of leaves; relating to teeth that are replaced by others.
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Trees that lose their leaves each year.
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having leaves that fall seasonally
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A name used for the primary or baby teeth.
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describes a type of forest characterized by trees that seasonally shed their leaves
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Trees and shrubs that shed their leaves annually
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Trees in which the leaves fall off in autumn and re-grow in spring.
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Shedding leaves at the end of the growing season.
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temporary. Example: A puppy's deciduous teeth are shed before maturity and replaced by permanent teeth.
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Describes a tree or plant that loses its leaves in the Fall.
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plants that shed foliage at a particular season or stage; typically is a mechanism to allow dormancy of a perennial plant during unfavorable periods of weather, such as winter in temperate zones
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A type of tree where the leaves fall off every autumn; typically a hardwood, but not always. Some hardwoods in tropical regions keep their leaves all year long.
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A plant that sheds all of its leaves annually.
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Plants shed their leaves for part of the year.
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A plant that annually sheds its leaves.
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the word for trees that lose all of their leaves in one season. decoy
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describes trees that lose their leaves at the end of the growing season
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Trees and shrubs that shed their leaves once each year.
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Plants that shed their leaves seasonally.
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(biology,anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development. (botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season [..]
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A group of trees that lose all of their leaves every year.
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Plants that drop their foliage at various times of the year, or continuously.
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A plant which is deciduous will shed all of its foliage at the end of the growing season. Deciduous plants will then produce a new set of leaves at the onset of the next growing season.
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