# deciduous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/ · frequency rank #28,508

## Definitions
1. Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
2. Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
3. Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

## Etymology
From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“to fall down”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`dceiduous`, `ddeciduous`, `decciduous`, `decdiuous`, `decidduous`, `decidouus`, `deciduosu`, `deciduouss`, `deciduuos`, `deciudous`, `deicduous`, `edciduous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deciduous