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deciduous
Deciduous describes something that sheds after a period of time, such as a tree or a shrub that sheds its leaves annually or the milk teeth of a mammal that are shed as the mammal grows. (adjective)
A tree that loses its leaves annually is an example of a deciduous tree.
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