Deciduous vs Semipermanent - What's the difference?
deciduous | semipermanent |
(biology) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
Neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration
*{{quote-news, 2009, January 18, Seth Mydans, Thailand Is Accused of Rejecting Migrants, New York Times
, passage=Although tens of thousands of refugees now live in semipermanent camps along the Thai border with Myanmar, some of them are periodically forced back against their will. }}
As adjectives the difference between deciduous and semipermanent
is that deciduous is (biology) describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development while semipermanent is neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration.deciduous
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* (describing a part that falls off) persistent, permanent * (of or pertaining to trees) evergreenDerived terms
* deciduosity * deciduously * deciduousness * deciduous toothExternal links
* (wikipedia "deciduous")semipermanent
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