I always like to include the Merriam Webster definition of my word du jour, and today’s word is DECIDUOUS:
Main Entry: de·cid·u·ous
Pronunciation: \di-ˈsi-jə-wəs, -jü-əs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin deciduus, from decidere to fall off, from de- + cadere to fall — more at chance
Date: 1688
1 : falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle <deciduous leaves> <deciduous scales>
2 a : having deciduous parts <maples, birches, and other deciduous trees> b : having the dominant plants deciduous <a deciduous forest>
3 : ephemeral
— de·cid·u·ous·ness noun
This is easy to use in a sentence:
Deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall and winter.
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