English-Thai Dictionary

deciduous

ADJ ซึ่ง ผลัดใบ  ร่วงโรย  sueng-pad-bai

 

deciduousness

N การ ผลัดใบ หรือ ลอกคราบ  kan-plad-bai-rue-lorg-krab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DECIDUOUS

a.[L. to fall. ] Falling; not perennial or permanent. In botany, a deciduous leaf is one which falls in autumn; a deciduous calyx, is that which falls after the corol opens; distinguished from permanent.

 

DECIDUOUSNESS

n.The quality of falling once a year.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DECIDUOUS

De *cid "u *ous, a. Etym: [L. deciduus, fr. dec to fall off; de- +cadere to fall. See Chance. ] (Biol.)

 

Defn: Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens ) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc. ; also, shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous trees; the deciduous membrane.

 

DECIDUOUSNESS

DECIDUOUSNESS De *cid "u *ous *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being deciduous.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

deciduous

de cid u ous |diˈsijo͞oəs dɪˈsɪuəs | ▶adjective (of a tree or shrub ) shedding its leaves annually. Often contrasted with evergreen. • informal (of a tree or shrub ) broadleaved. • denoting the milk teeth of a mammal, which are shed after a time. DERIVATIVES de cid u ous ly adverb, de cid u ous ness noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin deciduus (from decidere ‘fall down or off ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

deciduous

deciduous |dɪˈsɪdjʊəs | ▶adjective (of a tree or shrub ) shedding its leaves annually. Often contrasted with evergreen. • informal (of a tree or shrub ) broadleaved. • denoting the milk teeth of a mammal, which are shed after a time. DERIVATIVES deciduously adverb, deciduousness noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin deciduus (from decidere ‘fall down or off ’) + -ous .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

deciduous

de cid u ous /dɪsɪ́dʒuəs |-sɪ́dju -/形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 落葉性の 〈木 〉(↔evergreen ).2 (ある時期が来て )抜ける, 落ちる 〈歯 角など 〉.3 はかない, つかの間の (fleeting ).～ness 名詞