"caducous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kəˈdjuːkəs/ Forms: more caducous [comparative], most caducous [superlative]
Etymology: Latin cadūcus (“falling; transitory”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}}, {{uder|en|la|cadūcus||falling; transitory}} Latin cadūcus (“falling; transitory”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} caducous (comparative more caducous, superlative most caducous)
  1. (biology) Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-caducous-en-adj-tHesjTT6 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (botany) Tending to fall early. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-caducous-en-adj-1Am5MPN7 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: noncaducous
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