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
a group of plants with leaves that fall off at the end of the growing season (start of the winter season in Canada)
(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season (of teeth, antlers, etc
Referring to trees that lose their leaves at the end of the growing season Deciduous trees are also called hardwoods
A woody plant that drops its leaves in autumn Most deciduous trees are broad-leaved, but several are "deciduous conifers" that have needles that drop in autumn These include Eastern Larch and Bald Cypress
The description if a tree or shrub that looses all its leaves annually, usually remaining bare-stemmed through the winter and developing new foliage in the spring
Perennial plants whose leaves die all at once (and usually fall) at the end of each growing season, to be replaced by new leaves at the next growing season Most deciduous plants are broad-leaved, though a few, such as Larix laricina (Tamarack), have needles Plants whose leaves live year-round are evergreen
A deciduous tree or bush is one that loses its leaves in the autumn every year. evergreen. deciduous trees lose their leaves in winter evergreen (deciduus, from decidere )
Falling off Used to describe plants which shed all their leaves seasonally, usually in the fall
Broad-leaved tree that sheds all its leaves during one season. Deciduous forests are found in three middle-latitude regions with a temperate climate characterized by a winter season and year-round precipitation: eastern North America, western Eurasia, and northeastern Asia. They also extend into more arid regions along stream banks and around bodies of water. Oaks, beeches, birches, chestnuts, aspens, elms, maples, and basswoods (or lindens) are the dominant trees in mid-latitude deciduous forests. Other plants that shed their leaves seasonally may also be called deciduous. See also conifer, evergreen