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Word | Deciduous |
(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season / Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc. / falling off, as of leaves / (of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually. / of a tree, bush, etc. : having leaves that fall off every year, | |
Usage | ⇒ Forests of northern India are deciduous in nature ⇒ The oak is a deciduous tree. ⇒ the bare branches of a deciduous tree in winter ⇒ For a short while, as the leaves turn on deciduous trees and shrubs, autumn colours command the stage. ⇒ A deciduous shrub |
Synonyms | temporary, transient, ephemeral, impermanent, short-lived, transitory, broadleaf, caducous, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, mortal, passing, perishable, temporal, brief, broad-leafed, broad-leaved, |
Antonyms | evergreen, enduring, everlasting, immortal, coniferous, persistent, imperishable, lasting, lifelong, permanent, undying, ceaseless, cone-bearing, dateless, deathless, durable, endless, eternal, almighty, continual, |
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