deciduous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
adjective (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth

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

Deciduous trees are few and not important. — The Book of the National Parks, Robert Sterling Yard
The leaves of deciduous trees fall once a year. — Orthography : $b as outlined in the state course of study for Illinois : seventh and eighth years, Elmer W. (Elmer Warren) Cavins
The quaking aspen is the only deciduous tree that is abundant. — Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania, Jewett C. (Jewett Castello) Gilson

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