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deciduous
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deciduous
1. Botany (of trees and shrubs) shedding all leaves annually at the end of the growing season and then having a dormant period without leaves
2. Zoology (of antlers, wings, teeth, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth

deciduous [di′sij·ə·wəs]
(biology)
Falling off or being shed at the end of the growing period or season.

deciduous
Descriptive of trees or shrubs, usually of temperate climates, that shed their leaves annually; characteristic of most hardwoods and a few softwoods.


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s richest biodiversity zones due to the above mentioned tropical rainforests and the riverine grasslands, deciduous forests, wetland ecosystems and bamboo orchards.
Haritaki (Terminala Chebula) is a fruit that grows on a large tree found throughout India, in deciduous forests.
takes a very close look at temperate forest biomes, temperate broadleaf deciduous forests, Mediterranean woodlands and stands of scrub in a temperate environment.
 
 
 
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