caducous

• Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung abfallend oder früh abfallend, meist im botanischen Kontext für Pflanzenteile verwendet, die leicht abfallen.

An obsolete adjective meaning falling off or shedding early, typically used in botanical contexts to describe parts of a plant that fall off easily.

1. Shed earlyC2formal

   Falling off or shed at an early stage of development, as in certain plant parts or animal structures.

   Früh abfallend

   • The caducous leaves of the plant fall off soon after they appear.
   • In some species, the caducous petals drop before the flower fully opens.
   • The caducous spines of the cactus are shed as the plant matures.

   Synonymedeciduousephemeralfugaciousshort-livedtransient

   Antonymeevergreenlastingperennialpersistent