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deciduous

/dɪˈsɪdʒʊəs/
adjective
  1. Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

  2. Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

  3. Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

Antonymsevergreen, sempervirent, permanent, persistent

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