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Definition of deciduous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deciduous

adjective
 
/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/
 
/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/
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  1. (of a tree, bush etc.) that loses its leaves every year compare evergreenTopics Plants and treesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeciduous is used with these nouns:
    • forest
    • shrub
    • tree
    • …
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin deciduus (from decidere ‘fall down or off’) + -ous.
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