Semideciduous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Semideciduous is an adjective meaning (botany) Describing plants that lose their leaves for a short time (as new leaves begin to grow).
Meaning
(botany) Describing plants that lose their leaves for a short time (as new leaves begin to grow).
Example Sentences
Whereas H. albomarginatus and H. semilineatus occur in low and mid altitudes and are mostly restricted to the evergreen or semideciduous components of the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, H. faber has a broader altitudinal range and also inhabits mixed and deciduous areas, occupying interior and coastal sites in the Atlantic Forest south to Paraguay and Argentina (figs. S1 and S2) ( 13 ).
Word Forms
- semi-deciduous
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brevideciduous, indeciduate, deciduous, evanescent, caducifolious, caducous.
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