Definition: Caducous (Meaning of Caducous)

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Caducous ¹

Definition: Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole.

Definition: shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"