2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Caducous \Ca*du"cous\, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall, fr. cadere to fall. See {Cadence}.] (Bot. & Zool.) Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: caducous adj : shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: {shed}] [ant: {persistent}]
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