deciduous

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (not-comparable) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
3. (figuratively, not-comparable) Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

Concepten

loof

melktand

loof-

Tegenovergesteld aan

persistent, permanent, evergreen, sempervirent

Synoniemen

caducous

fleeting

foliar

green

leaved

transient

Vertalingen

caduco

deciduo

caduc

sommergrün

caducifolié

φυλλοβόλος

geçici

caducifolio

caducifoli

deciduo

caduc

decidu

decíduo

abfallend

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”).