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Definition of deciduous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deciduous adjective  /dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/  /dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/ jump to other results

1. enlarge image(of a tree, bush etc.) that loses its leaves every year compare evergreenTopics Plants and treesc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeciduous is used with these nouns:
   • forest
   • shrub
   • tree
   • …
   See full entryWord Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin deciduus (from decidere ‘fall down or off’) + -ous.

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See deciduous in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: deciduous

Nearby words

• decider noun
• decide upon phrasal verb
• deciduous adjective
• decile noun
• decilitre noun

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