The New International Encyclopædia/Deciduous Plants

​DECID′UOUS PLANTS (Lat. deciduus, falling down or off, from de, away + cadere, to fall). Plants which have organs that are shed periodically. The term deciduous is applied in particular to those trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the approach of a season of cold or drought. See Duration; Forests; Trees.

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