DECIDUOUS


Meaning of DECIDUOUS in English

/ dɪˈsɪdʒuəs; NAmE ; -dju-/ adjective

( of a tree, bush etc. ) that loses its leaves every year

—compare evergreen

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Latin deciduus (from decidere fall down or off) + -ous .

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