Deciduousness

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈsɪdÊ’ÊŠÉ™snÉ™s/

Full definition of deciduousness

Noun

1. 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 59Worldwide, foliage deciduousness in angiosperms is believed to have arisen in tropical species as a response to periodic drought.

Related terms

• deciduosity
• deciduous
• deciduously