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caducous

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Adjective
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ca=du=cous

CIDE DICTIONARY

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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

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

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