"caduce" meaning in English

See caduce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈdjuːs/ Forms: more caduce [comparative], most caduce [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːs Etymology: From Middle French caduc, from Latin cadūcus (“falling; transitory”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|caduc}} Middle French caduc, {{der|en|la|cadūcus||falling; transitory}} Latin cadūcus (“falling; transitory”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} caduce (comparative more caduce, superlative most caduce)
  1. (obsolete) caducous. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-caduce-en-adj-ueNF55kQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kəˈdjuːs/ Forms: caduces [plural]
Rhymes: -uːs Etymology: From Latin cādūceus, cādūceum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|cādūceus}} Latin cādūceus Head templates: {{en-noun}} caduce (plural caduces)
  1. (obsolete) caduceus. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-caduce-en-noun-~GgTPD3u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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