deciduous
/dɪˈsɪdʒʊəs/ · adjective
Meaning
- Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
- Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
- Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.
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