The Only Use of
deciduous
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Ethan Frome
- The black wraith of a deciduous creeper flapped from the porch, and the thin wooden walls, under their worn coat of paint, seemed to shiver in the wind that had risen with the ceasing of the snow.†
Chpt Open
Definition:
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(deciduous) tending to fall off -- typically of plants that shed leaves at the end of the growing season
or much more rarely: of teeth, antlers, and scales shed at the end of a period of growth