CADUCOUS

caducous. Caducous, a. falling at the first opening off the flower, or before the end of summer

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Ca‐du″cous (?), [[L. caducus falling, inclined to fall, fr. cadere to fall. See Cadence.]] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole.