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caducous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore C words

falling off or shed at an early stage, especially of plant parts

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Caducous in a sentence

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The caducous sepals dropped away soon after the flower opened.

Antonyms
persistentpermanentenduring
Common questions

Questions about “caducous

Caducous (adjective) means falling off or shed at an early stage, especially of plant parts
Here is caducous used in an example sentence: "The caducous sepals dropped away soon after the flower opened."
Common synonyms for caducous include deciduous, transitory, fugacious.
Antonyms of caducous include persistent, permanent, enduring.
Caducous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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