deciduous

Meaning

Adjective

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

Origin

From Latin dēciduus ("falling down or off"), from dēcidō

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