Antonyms for deciduous
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : dih-sij-oo-uh s |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɪdʒ u əs |
Definition of deciduous
Origin :- 1680s, from Latin deciduus "that which falls off," from decidere "to fall off," from de- "down" (see de-) + cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). Originally with reference to leaves, petals, teeth, etc.; specific sense of "trees whose leaves fall off" (opposed to evergreen) is from 1778.
- As in short-lived : adj not around for long
- As in transient/transitory : adj temporary, brief
- As in transient : adj temporary
- Here and there also large cedars and other deciduous trees have grown up.
- Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
- The trees are deciduous, and, as a rule, are not much troubled with pests.
- Extract from : « Fruits of Queensland » by Albert Benson
- The quaking aspen is the only deciduous tree that is abundant.
- Extract from : « Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania » by Jewett Castello Gilson
- In this grow some of the deciduous fruits, corn, pumpkins, and grain.
- Extract from : « Glimpses of Three Coasts » by Helen Hunt Jackson
- The deciduous trees do not here grow as large as with us further to the south.
- Extract from : « In to the Yukon » by William Seymour Edwards
- Deer and elk have deciduous horns—that is, horns that are shed annually.
- Extract from : « Watched by Wild Animals » by Enos A. Mills
- They are from five to seven inches long, and are deciduous the third year.
- Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
- Their leaves are deciduous, but adhere to the branches most of the year.
- Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
- A few of them are deciduous, and all of the easiest culture.
- Extract from : « The American Flower Garden Directory » by Thomas Hibbert
- There are no deciduous or hardwood trees, and but few hardwood shrubs.
- Extract from : « A Summer's Outing » by Carter H. Harrison
Synonyms for deciduous
- brief
- changeable
- deciduous
- emigrating
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- flash
- fleeting
- flitting
- fly-by-night
- flying
- fugacious
- fugitive
- going by
- gone in a heartbeat
- impermanent
- insubstantial
- migrating
- momentary
- moving
- of short duration
- over in a heartbeat
- passing
- provisional
- quick
- short
- short-haul
- short-lived
- short-run
- short-term
- temporal
- temporary
- transient
- transitory
- transmigratory
- unstable
- vacating
- volatile
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