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caducous
ca·du·cous C0015000 (kə-do͞o′kəs, -dyo͞o′-)adj. Dropping off or shedding at an early stage of development, as the gills of most amphibians or the sepals or stipules of certain plants.
[From Latin cadūcus, falling, from cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]caducous (kəˈdjuːkəs) adj (Biology) biology (of parts of a plant or animal) shed during the life of the organism[C17: from Latin cadūcus falling, from cadere to fall]ca•du•cous (kəˈdu kəs, -ˈdyu-)
adj. 1. Bot. dropping off very early, as leaves. 2. Zool. subject to shedding. [1675–85; < Latin cadūcus unsteady, perishable =cad(ere) to fall + -ūcus adj. suffix; see -ous] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | caducous - shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"shedbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismslasting, persistent - retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" |
caducous
caducous[′kad·ə·kəs] (botany) Lasting on a plant only a short time before falling off. caducous
caducous (kə-do͞o′kəs, -dyo͞o′-)adj. Dropping off or shedding at an early stage of development, as the gills of most amphibians or the sepals or stipules of certain plants.caducous being shed at an early stage in development, as are the sepals of the poppy and the stipules of the lime tree.caducous
Synonyms for caducousadj shed at an early stage of developmentSynonymsRelated Words- biological science
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