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]