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ca⋅du⋅cous
[kuh-doo-kuh
s, -dyoo-] 
–adjective
| 1. | Botany. dropping off very early, as leaves. |
| 2. | Zoology. subject to shedding. |
| 3. | transitory; perishable. |
Origin:
1675–85; < L cadūcus unsteady, perishable, equiv. to cad(ere) to fall + -ūcus adj. suffix; see -ous
1675–85; < L cadūcus unsteady, perishable, equiv. to cad(ere) to fall + -ūcus adj. suffix; see -ous
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| ca·du·cous (kə-dōō'kəs, -dyōō'-) adj. Dropping off or shedding at an early stage of development, as the gills of most amphibians or the sepals or stipules of certain plants. [From Latin cadūcus, falling, from cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Caducous
Ca*du"cous\, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall, fr. cadere to fall. See Cadence.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole.
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caducous (kə-d 'kəs) Pronunciation Key
Detaching or dropping off at an early stage of development. The gills of most amphibians and the sepals or stipules of certain plants are caducous. |
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