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[[Image:Langaa egeskov rimfrost.jpg|thumb|250px|Deciduous forest after leaf fall]]
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[[Image:Forsythia close-up.jpg|thumb|250px|Like many deciduous plants, ''[[Forsythia]]'' flowers during the leafless season]]
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'''Deciduous''' means Falling, as the leaves of non-[[evergreen]] trees. ie. Plants that lose their leaves during winter.
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'''Deciduous''' means "temporary" or "tending to fall off" (deriving from the [[Latin]] word ''decidere'', to fall off) and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally.
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Such broad-leaf trees & shrubs include [[Maple]], [[Oak]], [[Elm]], [[Aspen]], and [[Birch]], among others. Periods of leaf fall often coincide with seasons: winter in the case of cool-climate plants or the dry-season in the case of tropical plants.<ref> Cundall, Peter. ''Flora: The GardenerâÃÂÃÂs Bible: Over 20,000 Plants''. Ultimo, NSW, Australia: ABC Publishing, 2005. ISBN 073331094X.</ref>
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==Anatomy==
In [[anatomy]], '''[[deciduous teeth]]''', also called [[milk teeth]], are those that fall out during the course of normal development. Other body parts that are shed, such as [[antler]]s, are also described as deciduous.
==Regions==
The deciduous forest is in [[North America]] and [[Europe]], and parts of [[Asia]], [[Australia]], and [[Africa]] ([[Madagascar]]).
==References==
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*Lemon, P. C. (1961). Forest ecology of ice storms. ''Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club'' 88: 21.
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 6 April 2009
Deciduous forest after leaf fallLike many deciduous plants, Forsythia flowers during the leafless season
Deciduous means Falling, as the leaves of non-evergreen trees. ie. Plants that lose their leaves during winter.
