deciduous

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

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