Caducous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈdjuːkəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Caducous is an adjective meaning (biology) Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development.
Meaning
(biology) Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development.
More Meanings
- (botany) Tending to fall early.
Example Sentences
caducous leaves
The Jubulaceae have a leaf whose lobule, usually transformed into a water-sac, is normally very narrowly attached to the stem and to the dorsal lobe; indeed some Frullania taxa reproduce vegetatively by dropping the dorsal lobes, but not the lobules, and Neohattoria has caducous lobules but persistent lobes.
Synonyms for caducous
Depending on context, synonyms include shed.
Antonyms for caducous
Common opposites include persistent, lasting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shed, sepals, stipules, deciduous, caducifolious, evanescent.
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