deciduousness
English
Etymology
deciduous + -ness
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsɪdʒʊəsnəs/
Noun
deciduousness (uncountable)
- The state or condition of being deciduous; the quality of trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
- 2010, Geoff Williams & Paul Adam, The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests, page 59:
- Worldwide, foliage deciduousness in angiosperms is believed to have arisen in tropical species as a response to periodic drought.
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Related terms
- deciduosity
- deciduous
- deciduously
Translations
state or condition of being deciduous
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