deciduate
/dɪˈsɪdʒʊət/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having, or characterized by, a decidua.
verb
To be shed or released from what (the subject) was originally part of.
Example Sentences
- "deciduate placenta"
- "In the non-deciduates this relation is one of simple contact; but this same relation has been likewise observed in mammiferous deciduates, whether they have the zonarial or the discoidal form of placenta."
- "Still more characteristic of the deciduates is the peculiar and very intimate connection between the chorion frondosum and the corresponding part of the mucous coat of the womb, which we must regard as a real coalescence of the two."
- "In favorable situations, the shrub carries leaves throughout the year, but more often it largely deciduates in the spring dry season ."
- "When it rains, it deciduates its tart perfume and breathes it through the house."
- "The larch, looking like a scrawny spruce or fir, is unusual for a conifer: it deciduates in the fall , the needles turning yellow before they drop."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪˈsɪdʒʊət/