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Adjective: deciduous  di'si-joo-us
  1. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
    "The deciduous trees turned brilliant colours in autumn"
     
  2. (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
    "deciduous teeth"

See also: broadleaf, broad-leafed, broad-leaved, caducous, shed

Antonym: evergreen

Encyclopedia: Deciduous