DECIDUOUS

deciduous

(adjective) (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season

deciduous

(adjective) (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; “deciduous teeth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

deciduous (not comparable)

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

Antonyms: persistent, permanent

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

Antonyms: evergreen, sempervirent. Cf. caducous.

Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

Source: Wiktionary


De*cid"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. deciduus, fr. dec to fall off; de- + cadere to fall. See Chance.] (Biol.)

Definition: Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous trees; the deciduous membrane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 April 2025

CORRECTION

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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