deciduousness
nounUK /dɪˈsɪdʒʊəsnəs/
Etymology From deciduous + -ness.
1
The state or condition of being deciduous; the quality of trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
- Worldwide, foliage deciduousness in angiosperms is believed to have arisen in tropical species as a response to periodic drought.2010, Geoff Williams, Paul Adam, The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests, page 59:
- Related terms
- deciduosity, deciduous, deciduously