Definitions for caducouskəˈdu kəs, -ˈdyu-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ca•du•couskəˈdu kəs, -ˈdyu-(adj.)
Bot. dropping off very early, as leaves.
Category: Botany
Zool. subject to shedding.
Category: Zoology
Origin of caducous:
1675–85; < L cadūcus unsteady, perishable =cad(ere) to fall +-ūcus adj. suffix; see -ous
Princeton's WordNet
caducous, shed(adj)
shed at an early stage of development
"most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
Wiktionary
caducous(Adjective)
Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development.
caducous(Adjective)
Tending to fall early.
caducous leaves
Webster Dictionary
Caducous
dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole
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