🍂deciduous

Meaning

trees or plants that shed their leaves annually

Referring to trees that shed their leaves seasonally, typically in autumn.

Example Sentences

Maple trees are deciduous and lose their leaves in autumn.

Oak and maple trees are deciduous, shedding leaves in autumn.

Synonyms

leaf-shedding, seasonal, temporary, non-evergreen, broad-leaved

Entry 1

leaf-shedding, seasonal, temporary, non-evergreen

Entry 2

leaf-shedding, seasonal, broad-leaved

Antonyms

evergreen, perennial, coniferous

Entry 1

evergreen, perennial

Entry 2

evergreen, perennial, coniferous

Collocations

deciduous trees, deciduous forest, deciduous leaves, deciduous woodland