deciduous /di-sidˈū-əs/

1. Liable to be shed at a certain period
2. Transitory, not permanent
3. Shedding all the leaves together, opp to evergreen (botany)
4. Shedding wings (as some insects do)

decidˈua noun (pl decidˈuas or deciduae /di-sidˈū-ē/) (medicine and zoology)

A membrane of the uterus discharged after parturition

decidˈual adjective

decidˈuāte adjective

• stishovite
• stitch
• stitchcraft
• stitchcrafts
• stitched
• stitcher
• stitcheries
• stitchers
• stitchery
• stitches
• stitching
• stitchings
• stitch up
• stitch-up
• stitchwork
• stitchworks
• stitchwort
• stitchworts
• stithied
• stithies
• stithy
• stithying
• stive
• stived
• stived-up