de·cid·u·ous
adjective/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/
/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/
- (of a tree, bush etc.) that loses its leaves every year
enlarge image落叶的 Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeciduous is used with these nouns:- forest
- shrub
- tree
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin deciduus (from decidere ‘fall down or off’) + -ous.