deciduous

deciduous is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous trees; the deciduous membrane. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous trees; the deciduous membrane.
2. adjective. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
3. adjective. (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth

   "deciduous teeth"

Common word forms

deciduously, deciduousness

Words from these letters

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