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单词 deciduous
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deciduousadjective

uk/dɪˈsɪdʒ.u.əs/us/dɪˈsɪdʒ.u.əs/specialized

A deciduous tree loses its leaves in autumn and grows new ones in the spring.

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evergreen adjective

relating to body parts that fall out or fall off and are replaced by new ones, for example a child's or young animal's first teeth

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Trees - general words

  • arboreal
  • conifer
  • evergreen
  • leafless
  • sapling
  • shade tree
  • walnut

Examples from literature

  • A very ornamental deciduous shrub, but often green throughout the winter. 
  • He wished me to alternate the planting with deciduous trees. 
  • The forests are evergreen—mainly firs and cedars—and on the streets here are maple and other deciduous trees. 
  • The leaves—lance-shaped, smooth, and deciduous—appear after the flowers. 
  • This is a wide-spreading tree with deciduous foliage, and armed with spines along the branches. 

deciduousadjective [ not gradable ]

us/dɪˈsɪdʒ·u·əs/

biology (of a tree) losing its leaves in the fall

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