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DECIDUOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
Classified under:
Similar:
broad-leafed; broad-leaved; broadleaf (having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves)
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Antonym:
evergreen ((of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
Example:
deciduous teeth
Classified under:
Similar:
caducous; shed (shed at an early stage of development)
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