"ceduous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsiː.dju.əs/ Forms: more ceduous [comparative], most ceduous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin caeduus, from caedō (“to cut down”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|caeduus}} Latin caeduus Head templates: {{en-adj}} ceduous (comparative more ceduous, superlative most ceduous)
  1. (obsolete) Of a tree: fit to be felled. Tags: obsolete
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