deciduous

English

WOTD – 24 August 2010

Etymology

From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɪdʒʊəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɪd.ju.əs/, /dəˈsɪd.ju.əs/
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Adjective

deciduous (not comparable)

(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

Antonyms

(describing a part that falls off): persistent, permanent
(of or pertaining to trees): evergreen

Derived terms

Related terms

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/accident' title='accident'>accident</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/accidentally' title='accidentally'>accidentally</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/cadaver' title='cadaver'>cadaver</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/cadence' title='cadence'>cadence</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/cascade' title='cascade'>cascade</a>

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/chance' title='chance'>chance</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/coincide' title='coincide'>coincide</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/decadence' title='decadence'>decadence</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/decadent' title='decadent'>decadent</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/decay' title='decay'>decay</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/deciduous' title='deciduous'>deciduous</a>

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/occidental' title='occidental'>occidental</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/occiduous' title='occiduous'>occiduous</a>

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/recidivist' title='recidivist'>recidivist</a>

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/recidivous' title='recidivous'>recidivous</a>

Translations

describing a part that falls off, or is shed

Armenian: գցվող (gcʿvoł), փոխվող (pʿoxvoł), թափվող (tʿapʿvoł)
Catalan: caduc (ca), decidu (ca)
French: décidual (fr)
Georgian: მოსაცვლელი (mosacvleli), სარძევე (sarʒeve) (of teeth only)
Italian: deciduo (it)

Korean: 탈락성 (tallakseong)
Portuguese: decíduo, caduco (pt)
Russian: сбра́сываемый (ru) (sbrásyvajemyj), моло́чный (ru) (molóčnyj) (of teeth only)
Spanish: deciduo
Turkish: geçici (tr)

of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season

Armenian: սաղարթավոր (hy) (sałartʿavor)
Bulgarian: листопаден (listopaden)
Catalan: decidu (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: (deciduous tree) 落葉喬木 (zh), 落叶乔木 (zh) (luòyè qiáomù)
Czech: opadavý (cs)
Danish: løvfældende (da)
Dutch: loof-
Finnish: lehtensä pudottava, kesävihanta (fi)
French: caduc (fr), caducifolié (fr)
Georgian: ფოთოლმცვენი (potolmcveni), ფოთლოვანი (potlovani)
German: (deciduous tree) Laubbaum (de); (deciduous forest) Laubwald (de); (as an adjective) sommergrün (de), laubabwerfend
Greek: φυλλοβόλος (el) (fyllovólos)
Hungarian: lombhullató (hu)
Italian: caduco (it)

Japanese: 落葉樹 (ja) (らくようじゅ, rakuyōju) (deciduous tree)
Korean: 낙엽성 (nagyeopseong)
Manx: yn-lhoamey
Maori: rauhoro
Norwegian:
Bokmål: løvfellende, lauvfellende

Nynorsk: lauvfellande
Polish: liściasty (pl) m
Portuguese: decíduo, caduco (pt), caducifólio
Russian: ли́ственный (ru) (lístvennyj), листопа́дный (ru) (listopádnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: seargach
Serbo-Croatian: listopadni (sh)
Spanish: deciduo, caducifolio (es), de hoja caduca
Turkish: yaprak döken, yapraklarını döken

transitory, ephemeral, not lasting

Armenian: անցողիկ (hy) (ancʿołik), վաղանցուկ (hy) (vałancʿuk), անկայուն (hy) (ankayun)
Hungarian: múlékony (hu)
Portuguese: efêmero (pt), transitório (pt) m

Russian: быстроте́чный (ru) (bystrotéčnyj), преходя́щий (ru) (prexodjáščij), скороте́чный (ru) (skorotéčnyj)
Spanish: efímero (es), transitorio (es) m, fugaz (es)
Turkish: geçici (tr)