caducous

• Adjetivo que significa que se cae o se desprende fácilmente o prematuramente, usado sobre todo en botánica para referirse a partes de la planta que se desprenden o caen tempranamente.

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.

   Caedizo

   • 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.

   Sinónimosdeciduousephemeralfugaciousshort-livedtransient

   Antónimosevergreenlastingperennialpersistent