deciduous
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6.1
- adjective
- /dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/
:
caducifolio
- The park is filled with deciduous trees that provide shade in the summer and allow sunlight to reach the ground in winter.
- deciduous forest
- deciduous tree
- deciduous species
Oh, how quickly the branches of the deciduous tree sprout new wings.
- Oh, how quickly the branches of the deciduous tree sprout new wings.
- Not with palms and ferns, but palms, ferns and flowering trees, deciduous trees, flowering plants, wildflowers.
- I really dislike deciduous trees that have branches too low, but you can't walk underneath.
- The groups are Evergreen trees and shrubs, deciduous trees and shrubs, roses, perennials, bulbs, annuals, and grass.
Examples
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And a lot depends upon whether you have a deciduous tree or a conifer.
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Vegetation in northern Minnesota is changing from boreal forest to deciduous forest to, perhaps someday, open prairie.
Academic text (2009) -
One is leaves of deciduous trees will take up that mercury from the air and put it into the soil.
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The Northern and Southern Mountains have steep terrain and mainly deciduous forest cover.
Academic text (2016) -
The terrain was rolling and covered with all of the northern deciduous forest trees that grew side by side with southern pines.
Academic text (2015) -
Moose, which prefer deciduous or mixed deciduous-coniferous forests, follow the trees.
Academic text (2012) -
On his right was a milder, mostly deciduous forest, interspersed with meadows.
Fiction book (1999) -
Modest homes shaded by stately deciduous trees lined their grid-pattern streets.
Academic text (2011) -
In autumn, the leaves of deciduous trees fall to the ground, creating a colorful carpet of red and gold.
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Many deciduous trees lose their leaves in winter to conserve water and energy during the cold months.
Synonyms
A plant that loses its leaves every year
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.3
A child's baby tooth that falls out and is replaced by an adult tooth
A North American tree that loses its leaves in winter and has bright red berries
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
deciduous = decidu + ous
The element 'decidu-' is a Latin combining form meaning 'falling off' and is not a productive standalone English base, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from familiar English morphemes.
Etymology
The word deciduous comes from the Latin parts de- 'off' and cadere 'to fall'. So it paints a clear picture of leaves 'falling off' each year, which is why we call trees that lose their leaves in autumn 'deciduous'.