Definition of caducous. Meaning of caducous. Synonyms of caducous

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Definition of caducous

Caducous
Caducous Ca*du"cous, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall, fr. cadere to fall. See Cadence.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole.

Meaning of caducous from wikipedia

- through the process of abscission. The lost structures are said to be caducous. Mani****tion of dehiscence can improve crop yield since a trait that causes...
- The three types of sti****s according to duration are caducous, deciduous and persistent. Caducous sti****s fall off before the leaf unfolds, while deciduous...
- Brown Turkey, Brunswick, and Celeste are some representative cultivars. Caducous (or Smyrna) figs require cross pollination by the fig wasp with pollen...
- A****ual reproduction in liverworts: a caducous phylloid germinating...
- terminates in a tooth. There are two sti****s at each node, though these are caducous (shed early), leaving a pair of scars at the leaf base. Zelkova is polygamous...
- clear yellow. Petioles slender, terete, enlarged at the base. Sti****s caducous. Flowers: April, May, before and with the leaves, papilionaceous. Perfect...
- (perigonium) and biseriate (two whorled), formed from six free (i.e. apotepalous) caducous tepals arranged into two separate whorls of three parts (trimerous) each...
- macrophylla. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z caducous Falling off early, e.g. the sepals of poppies, which fall off when the...
- paler beneath. In autumn they turn a clear yellow. Sti****s leaf-like, caducous. Flowers May, June, after the leaves are full grown. Perfect, white, one-eighth...
- Their leaves are alternate, commonly palmately lobed, with small and caducous sti****s. The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic; the calyx has...