Deciduous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of DECIDUOUS is falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle. How to use deciduous in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut deciduous adjective SaveWord de·​cid·​u·​ous |\di-ˈsi-jə-wəs ,-jü-əs\ Definitionofdeciduous 1 biology :fallingofforshedseasonallyoratacertainstageofdevelopmentinthelifecycle deciduousleavesdeciduousscales 2 biology a :havingdeciduousparts maples,birches,andotherdeciduoustreesdeciduousdentition b :havingthedominantplantsdeciduous adeciduousforest 3 :ephemeral Thereismuchthatisdeciduousinbooks…—J.R.Lowell OtherWordsfromdeciduous Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingdeciduous LearnMoreAboutdeciduous OtherWordsfromdeciduous deciduousness noun Synonyms&Antonymsfordeciduous Synonyms brief, ephemeral, evanescent, flash, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory Antonyms ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofdeciduousinaSentence thebarebranchesofadeciduoustreeinwinter hechosenottofretaboutthedeciduousdiscomfortsofhisexistence RecentExamplesontheWeb Soafteraseverefire,theenvironmentisbettersuitedfordeciduoustreespecieslikebirchandaspentogetafoothold. — EmilySchwing,ScientificAmerican,14Dec.2021 HikerswillappreciatethedeciduousfallfoliageofWalnutMountainParkandWillowemocWildForest. — LaurenMowery,Forbes,30Oct.2021 Evergreensdoactuallyshedfoliage,justgraduallyinsteadofallatoncethewaydeciduousspeciesdo. — MiriTalabac,baltimoresun.com,30Sep.2021 Springbulbsbringthegardenalivewhiledeciduousgroundcoversandwoodyplantsarejustwakingup. — WashingtonPost,21Sep.2021 Finishpruningandsprayingdeciduousfruittreeslikepeaches,pluots,apples,pears,etc. — NanSterman,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,5Feb.2022 EnBonsaiKenkyukaiSocietypresentsWinterSilhouettesBonsai,theonlyshowofdeciduous,miniaturizedtreesintheUnitedStates,attheL.A.Arboretum,301N.BaldwinAve. — JeanetteMarantos,LosAngelesTimes,20Jan.2022 Tagswillbeeasiertospotnowondeciduousplants. — MiriTalabac,baltimoresun.com,15Dec.2021 Here,ferns,mosses,andconiferousanddeciduousspeciesworkseamlesslytopaintHohRainForestallhuesofgreen. — StephanieVermillion,Travel+Leisure,14Dec.2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'deciduous.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingdeciduous deciduoustooth deciduoustooth FirstKnownUseofdeciduous 1657,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyfordeciduous Latindeciduus,fromdecideretofalloff,fromde-+caderetofall—moreatchance LearnMoreAboutdeciduous Sharedeciduous PosttheDefinitionofdeciduoustoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdeciduousonTwitter TimeTravelerfordeciduous Thefirstknownuseofdeciduouswas in1657 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNeardeciduous Deciduata deciduous deciduouscypress SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfordeciduous LastUpdated 3Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Deciduous.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deciduous.Accessed19Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordeciduous deciduous adjective de·​cid·​u·​ous |\di-ˈsi-jə-wəs \ KidsDefinitionofdeciduous :madeupoforhavingapartthatfallsoffattheendofaperiodofgrowthanduse deciduoustrees deciduous adjective de·​cid·​u·​ous |\di-ˈsij-ə-wəs \ Medical Definitionofdeciduous 1 :fallingofforshedatacertainstageinthelifecycle 2 :havingdeciduousparts adeciduousdentition MorefromMerriam-Websterondeciduous Nglish:TranslationofdeciduousforSpanishSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY wend SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WhichWordDoesNotBelong? Whichofthesewordsdoesnotmean"nonsense"? blatherskite bunkum sagacity folderol Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay WordsoftheWeek-March18 Fromtheweekending3/18/2022 30WaystoTelltheFuture Letusknowifanyoftheseworkforyou Isit'St.Patty'sDay'or'St.Paddy'sDay'? CleverInsults Flummoxyourfoeswiththefinestvocabulary AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames GreatWordsforScrabble WordstoimproveyourScrabblegame Takethequiz TheReturnofCommonlyConfusedWords Yourchallengeisimminent.Orisitimmanent? Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz