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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: deciduous adj : shedding foliage at the end of the growing season [ant: {evergreen}]
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