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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Annual and perennial plants, deciduous and evergreen trees, plants inhabiting different stations and fitted for extremely different climates, can often be crossed with ease. While the river margin was richly fringed with trees of deciduous foliage, the rough uplands were crowned by majestic pines, and firs of gigantic size, some towering to the height of between two and three hundred feet, with proportionate circumference. Under foot the leaves were dry, and the foliage of some holly bushes which grew among the deciduous trees was dense enough to keep off draughts. |
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