English Dictionary

deciduous

/dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/

adj

(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development. / (botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

The deciduous trees shed their leaves in the fall.

意味（1）

(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

意味（2）

(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

. Compare caducous.

意味（3）

Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.