deciduousness


de·cid·u·ous

D0072400 (dĭ-sĭj′o͞o-əs)adj.1. Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season: deciduous trees.2. Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth: deciduous antlers; deciduous leaves.3. Of or relating to the primary teeth.
[From Latin dēciduus, from dēcidere, to fall off : dē-, de- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]
de·cid′u·ous·ly adv.de·cid′u·ous·ness n.