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单词 caducous
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ca•du•cous  (kə do̅o̅′kəs, -dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Botanydropping off very early, as leaves.
  2. Zoologysubject to shedding.
  3. transitory;
    perishable.
  • Latin cadūcus unsteady, perishable, equivalent. to cad(ere) to fall + -ūcus adjective, adjectival suffix; see -ous
  • 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
caducous /kəˈdjuːkəs/ adj
  1. (of parts of a plant or animal) shed during the life of the organism
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin cadūcus falling, from cadere to fall
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