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Webster 1913 Edition

Deciduous

De-cid′u-ous

(?; 135)
,
Adj.
[L.
deciduus
, fr.
dec[GREEK]dere
to fall off;
de-
+
cadere
to fall. See
Chance
.]
(Biol.)
Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals;
as,
deciduous
trees; the
deciduous
membrane.

Webster 1828 Edition

Deciduous

DECID'UOUS

,
Adj.
[L. to fall.] Falling; not perennial or permanent. In botany, a deciduous leaf is one which falls in autumn; a deciduous calyx, is that which falls after the corol opens; distinguished from permanent.

DECID'UOUS

NESS,
Noun.
The quality of falling once a year.
DEC'IGRAM, n. A French weight of one tenth of a gram.
DE'CIL, n. An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
DEC'ILITER, n. A French measure of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter.

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