CADUCOUS


Meaning of CADUCOUS in English

[ kə'dju:kəs ]

■ adjective chiefly Botany (of an organ or part) easily detached and shed at an early stage.

Origin

C17 (in the sense 'epileptic'): from L. caducus 'liable to fall' (from cadere 'to fall') + -ous .

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