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单词 caducous
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Definition of caducous in English:

caducous

adjective kəˈdjuːkəskəˈd(j)ukəs
Botany
  • (of an organ or part) easily detached and shed at an early stage.

    〔主植〕(器官,部位)早落的

    poppies have caducous sepals that are shed after the bud has opened
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He states that the verification of the occurrence of bracteoles could be useful, because there is a tendency to use ‘absent’ for ‘caducous’, which could lead to erroneous conclusions.
    • The caducous trees prevail, such as ñire, lenga, rauli and pellín oak, although there are also perennial trees such as cypress, and canas, rushes, etc.
    • In the poppy family, the sepals are caducous.
    • Reproduction and dispersion are doubtless accomplished by the caducous branchlets.
    • It had aseptate hyphae and sporangia were papillate, both caducous and non-caducous, and their shape ranged from ovoid to elongate and distorted.

Origin

Late 17th century (in the sense 'epileptic'): from Latin caducus 'liable to fall' (from cadere 'to fall') + -ous.

Definition of caducous in US English:

caducous

adjectivekəˈd(y)o͞okəskəˈd(j)ukəs
Botany
  • (of an organ or part) easily detached and shed at an early stage.

    〔主植〕(器官,部位)早落的

    poppies have caducous sepals that are shed after the bud has opened
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the poppy family, the sepals are caducous.
    • Reproduction and dispersion are doubtless accomplished by the caducous branchlets.
    • He states that the verification of the occurrence of bracteoles could be useful, because there is a tendency to use ‘absent’ for ‘caducous’, which could lead to erroneous conclusions.
    • It had aseptate hyphae and sporangia were papillate, both caducous and non-caducous, and their shape ranged from ovoid to elongate and distorted.
    • The caducous trees prevail, such as ñire, lenga, rauli and pellín oak, although there are also perennial trees such as cypress, and canas, rushes, etc.

Origin

Late 17th century (in the sense ‘epileptic’): from Latin caducus ‘liable to fall’ (from cadere ‘to fall’) + -ous.

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