单词 | caducous |
释义 | caducous/kəˈdjuːkəs /adjective chiefly Botany (Of an organ or part) easily detached and shed at an early stage: poppies have caducous sepals that are shed after the bud has opened...
OriginLate 17th century (in the sense 'epileptic'): from Latin caducus 'liable to fall' (from cadere 'to fall') + -ous. |
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