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Deciduous
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(from Lat. decidere, to fall down), a botanical and zoological term for "falling in season," as of petals after flowering, leaves in autumn, the teeth or horns of animals, or the wings of insects.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Deciduous'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/deciduous.html. 1910.