CADUCOUS


Meaning of CADUCOUS in English

/keuh dooh"keuhs, -dyooh"-/ , adj.

1. Bot. dropping off very early, as leaves.

2. Zool. subject to shedding.

3. transitory; perishable.

[ 1675-85; caducus unsteady, perishable, equiv. to cad ( ere ) to fall + -ucus adj. suffix; see -OUS ]

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