词汇 | deciduous |
词源 | deciduous; evergreen. Trees that keep their leaves all year long are called evergreen, while those that lose their leaves in fall are called deciduous. Evergreen is of course self-explanatory, while deciduous derives from the Latin deciduus, “falling down.” |
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