Definition of "deciduous" in Englisch

adjective

1. (biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

2. (botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

   • . Compare caducous.
   • a deciduous tree

3. (figurative) Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.