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Caducous

Adjective

ca=du=cous

WORDNET DICTIONARY

caducous(a = adj.all) shed - shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"

Antonym: persistent

Caducous, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall, fr. cadere to fall. See Cadence.].

Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole. [1913 Webster]

Caducous, adj. Biol. (of organs and parts) easily detached or shed at an early stage.

Derivative

caducity n.

Etymology

L caducus falling f. cadere fall