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Adjective: caducous  ku'd(y)oo-kus
  1. (biology) shed at an early stage of development
    "the caducous calyx of a poppy"; "most amphibians have caducous gills";
    - shed

See also: deciduous

Antonym: lasting

Encyclopedia: Caducous