Found 2 items, similar to Caducous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: caducous
caducous
adj : shed at an early stage of development;
“most amphibians have
caducous gills”;
“the caducous calyx of a poppy” [syn:
shed] [ant:
persistent]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Caducous
Caducous
\Ca*du"cous\, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall,
fr. cadere to fall. See
Cadence.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)
Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy,
or the gills of a tadpole.
[1913 Webster]