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Webster 1913 Edition

Ceduous

Ced′u-ous

(sĕd′ū̍-ŭs)
,
Adj.
[L.
caeduus
, fr.
caedere
to cut down.]
Fit to be felled.
[Obs.]
Eyelyn.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ceduous

CEDUOUS

,
Adj.
Fit to be felled.

Definition 2025

ceduous

ceduous

English

Adjective

ceduous ‎(comparative more ceduous, superlative most ceduous)

  1. (obsolete) Fit to be felled.
    • Evelyn
      These [trees] we shall divide into the greater and more ceduous, fructicant and shrubby.

Etymology

From Latin caeduus, from caedere ‎(“to cut down”).

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