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deciduous
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de·cid·u·ous

deciduous

 
pronunciation:
dih sI ju s
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part of speech: adjective
definition: having leaves that drop off each year.
(每年)落叶的
Oaks and maples are deciduous trees, but pines keep their needles.橡树和枫树是每年落叶的树木,但松树却保留松针。
 
derivations: deciduously (adv.), deciduousness (n.)
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The word deciduous contains the following part:
cad, cas, cid2 Latin root that means to fall