caducous
IPA: kɑdˈukʌs
adjective
- (biology) Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development.
- (botany) Tending to fall early.
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Examples of "caducous" in Sentences
- The lost structures are said to be 'caducous'.
- The lost structures are said to be caducous' .
- The hairs on the margins of the leaves are caducous.
- Flower bud enclosed in a two valved, caducous bract.
- Caducous brown hairs are present on developing pitchers.
- Caducous hairs cover developing pitchers and other parts.
- Pitchers have a dense covering of caducous stellate hairs.
- However, most hairs are caducous and mature parts are virtually glabrous.
- Young plants are wholly covered with long, caducous, brown or white hairs.