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Webster 1913 Edition


Deciduousness

De-cid′u-ous-ness

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Noun.
The quality or state of being deciduous.

Webster 1828 Edition


Deciduousness

DECID'UOUSNESS

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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.

Definition 2024


deciduousness

deciduousness

English

Noun

deciduousness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being deciduous; the quality of trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
    • 2010, Geoff Williams & Paul Adam, The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests, page 59
      Worldwide, foliage deciduousness in angiosperms is believed to have arisen in tropical species as a response to periodic drought.

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