deciduous
US /dɪˈsɪdʒ.u.əs/
UK /dɪˈsɪdʒ.u.əs/
形容詞
1.
落葉性の
shedding its leaves annually
例:
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Oak and maple are common deciduous trees.
オークやカエデは一般的な落葉樹です。
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The forest is mostly composed of deciduous species.
その森は主に落葉種で構成されています。
2.
乳歯の
denoting the first set of teeth in mammals, which fall out and are replaced by permanent teeth
例:
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Children have twenty deciduous teeth.
子供には20本の乳歯があります。
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The deciduous teeth are eventually replaced by permanent ones.
乳歯はやがて永久歯に生え変わります。