caducous

• Adjectif désignant ce qui tombe ou se détache facilement, souvent utilisé en botanique pour qualifier des parties de plantes qui se détachent précocement.

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.

   caduque (se dit de parties se détachant tôt)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeciduousephemeralfugaciousshort-livedtransient

   Antonymesevergreenlastingperennialpersistent