English Explanatory Dictionary

deciduate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having, or characterized by, a decidua.
noun
  1. An animal that sheds a decidua.
verb
  1. To shed or release (a part of itself).
  2. To be shed or released from what (the subject) was originally part of.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɪdʒʊət/

Word forms

deciduate deciduates deciduating deciduated

Etymology

From decidua + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Derived words

adeciduate indeciduate nondeciduate
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