Caducous Definition

kə-do͝okəs, -dyo͝o-

adjective

Dropping off or shedding at an early stage of development, as the gills of most amphibians or the sepals or stipules of certain plants.

American Heritage Medicine

Falling off early, as some leaves.

Webster's New World

(biology) Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development.

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Origin of Caducous

From Latin cadūcus falling from cadere to fall kad- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin cadūcus (“falling; transitory”).

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