deciduous

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɪdjʊəs/

adjective

  • (of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually: sun-loving deciduous trees like aspenOften contrasted with evergreen
  • informal (of a tree or shrub) broadleaved.
  • denoting the milk teeth of a mammal, which are shed after a time: this is the period when the deciduous teeth are being shed

Derivatives

deciduously

adverb

deciduousness

noun

Origin:

late 17th century: from Latin deciduus (from decidere 'fall down or off') + -ous