de|cid´u|ous|ness

de|cid´u|ous|ness
de|cid|u|ous «dih SIHJ u uhs», adjective.
1. a) shedding leaves each year. Maples, elms, and most oaks are deciduous trees. b) having such trees or shrubs: »

Deciduous forests are limited to regions where there is sufficient rainfall (Fred W. Emerson).

2. falling off at a particular season or stage of growth: »

Maples have deciduous leaves that fall in autumn. Antlers are deciduous horns.

3. Figurative. not permanent; fleeting; transitory: »

There is much that is deciduous in books (James Russell Lowell).

[< Latin dēciduus (with English -ous) < dēcidere < dē- away, off + cadere to fall]
de|cid´u|ous|ly, adverb.
de|cid´u|ous|ness, noun.

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  • de|cid´u|ous|ly — de|cid|u|ous «dih SIHJ u uhs», adjective. 1. a) shedding leaves each year. Maples, elms, and most oaks are deciduous trees. b) having such trees or shrubs: »Deciduous forests are limited to regions where there is sufficient rainfall (Fred W.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • de|cid|u|ous — «dih SIHJ u uhs», adjective. 1. a) shedding leaves each year. Maples, elms, and most oaks are deciduous trees. b) having such trees or shrubs: »Deciduous forests are limited to regions where there is sufficient rainfall (Fred W. Emerson). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • cid — acar·i·cid·al; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·cid·ia; ade·cid·u·ate; ae·cid·i·al; ae·cid·i·o·spore; ae·cid·i·um; aphi·cid·al; as·car·i·cid·al; as·cid·i·a·cea; as·cid·i·ae; as·cid·i·an; as·cid·i·ar·i·um; as·cid·i·form; as·cid·i·oi·da; as·cid·i·ol·o·gy;… …   English syllables

  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • deciduousness — de·cid·u·ous·ness …   English syllables

  • u — acid·u·lent; ac·u·ate; an·ti·co·ag·u·lant; an·ti·di·u·ret·ic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·ia; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·i·an; ar·tic·u·lar; ar·tic·u·late; at·ten·u·ate; at·trib·u·tive; au·ric·u·la; au·ric·u·lar; au·ric·u·lar·ia; bin·oc·u·lar; brot·u·lid;… …   English syllables

  • deciduous — de•cid•u•ous [[t]dɪˈsɪdʒ u əs[/t]] adj. 1) bot shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs 2) bot falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc., as leaves, horns, or teeth 3) impermanent; transitory • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • Deciduousness — De*cid u*ous*ness, n. The quality or state of being deciduous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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