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deciduous

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adj/dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs//dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/
  1. 1

    Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.not-comparable

    • In the Hippoidea there is generally the full series of 44 teeth, but the first premolar is often deciduous or wanting in the lower or in both jaws.
  2. 2

    Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.not-comparable

    • . Compare caducous.
    • a deciduous tree
  3. 3

    Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.figurativelynot-comparable

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