deciduous

Significado (Inglês)

  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.

Oposto de
persistent, permanent, evergreen, sempervirent
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/
Etimologia (Inglês)

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

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