deciduous

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“to fall down or off”) + -uus. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/ (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/ === Adjective === deciduous (not comparable) (biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development. Antonyms: persistent, permanent (botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season. Antonyms: evergreen, sempervirent Synonym: perdifoil. Compare caducous. (figurative) Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.(Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== decay decadence decidence ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === deciduous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia