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semideciduous

semideciduous adjective: describing plants that lose their leaves for a short time (as new leaves begin to grow).

Adjective

semideciduous (not comparable)

  1. Describing plants that lose their leaves for a short time (as new leaves begin to grow)
    • Whereas H. albomarginatus and H. semilineatus occur in low and mid altitudes and are mostly restricted to the evergreen or semideciduous components of the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, H. faber has a broader altitudinal range and also inhabits mixed and deciduous areas, occupying interior and...2009 February 6, Ana Carolina Carnaval et al., “Stability Predicts Genetic Diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Hotspot”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 785–789

Forms of semideciduous

alternative formsemi-deciduous

Origin of semideciduous

From semi- + deciduous.

Questions about semideciduous

What does semideciduous mean?
Semideciduous means describing plants that lose their leaves for a short time (as new leaves begin to grow).
What part of speech is semideciduous?
Semideciduous is an adjective.

Words near semideciduous in the dictionary

  1. semidecaying
  2. semidecent
  3. semidecentralized
  4. semidecidability
  5. semidecidable
  6. semideciduous
  7. semidecision
  8. semidecomposed
  9. semideep
  10. semidefine
  11. semidefined

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