1. Shed at an early stage of development
   "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
   - shed

See also: deciduous

Antonym: persistent

• neuroglial
• neuroglial cell
• neurohormone
• neurohypophysis
• neurolemma
• neuroleptic
• neuroleptic agent
• neuroleptic drug
• neurolinguist
• gas fitting
• gas fixture
• gas furnace
• gas gage
• gas gangrene
• gas gauge
• gas giant
• gas gun
• gas guzzler
• gas heat
• gas heater
• gas helmet
• gas holder
• gas jet
• gas lamp
• gas line