caducous

[ kuh-doo-kuhs, -dyoo- ]

/ kəˈdu kəs, -ˈdyu- /

adjective

Botany. dropping off very early, as leaves.

Zoology. subject to shedding.

transitory; perishable.

Origin of caducous

First recorded in 1675–85; from Latin cadūcus “unsteady, perishable,” equivalent to cad(ere) “to fall” + -ūcus adjective suffix (see -ous)

Words nearby caducous

cadre, cadreman, caduceus, caducibranchiate, caducity, caducous, Cadwalader, Cadwallader, CAE, caecilian, caecum

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Example sentences from the Web for caducous

Leaves alternate, compound, digitate, caducous; leaflets 5–7 with long common petiole.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Stipules between the opposite and compound leaves (but they are caducous).
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Caducous, dropping off very early, compared with other parts; as the calyx in the Poppy, falling when the flower opens.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Caducous, ka-dū′kus, adj. falling early, as leaves or flowers.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

Flowers yellow, in racemes, with caducous bracts and bractlets.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

British Dictionary definitions for caducous

caducous

/ (kəˈdjuːkəs) /

adjective

biology (of parts of a plant or animal) shed during the life of the organism

Word Origin for caducous

C17: from Latin cadūcus falling, from cadere to fall

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Scientific definitions for caducous

caducous

[ kə-dōō′kəs ]

Detaching or dropping off at an early stage of development. The gills of most amphibians and the sepals or stipules of certain plants are caducous.

单词	caducous
释义	caducous [ kuh-doo-kuhs, -dyoo- ] / kəˈdu kəs, -ˈdyu- / adjective Botany. dropping off very early, as leaves. Zoology. subject to shedding. transitory; perishable. Origin of caducous First recorded in 1675–85; from Latin cadūcus “unsteady, perishable,” equivalent to cad(ere) “to fall” + -ūcus adjective suffix (see -ous) Words nearby caducous cadre, cadreman, caduceus, caducibranchiate, caducity, caducous, Cadwalader, Cadwallader, CAE, caecilian, caecum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caducous Leaves alternate, compound, digitate, caducous; leaflets 5–7 with long common petiole. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines\|T. H. Pardo de Tavera Stipules between the opposite and compound leaves (but they are caducous). The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Caducous, dropping off very early, compared with other parts; as the calyx in the Poppy, falling when the flower opens. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Caducous, ka-dū′kus, adj. falling early, as leaves or flowers. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Flowers yellow, in racemes, with caducous bracts and bractlets. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines\|T. H. Pardo de Tavera British Dictionary definitions for caducous caducous / (kəˈdjuːkəs) / adjective biology (of parts of a plant or animal) shed during the life of the organism Word Origin for caducous C17: from Latin cadūcus falling, from cadere to fall Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for caducous caducous [ kə-dōō′kəs ] Detaching or dropping off at an early stage of development. The gills of most amphibians and the sepals or stipules of certain plants are caducous. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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