caducous

Adjective
  1. Shed at an early stage of development (synset 301763094)
    "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
    referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
    similar to: deciduous - (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
    same as: shed

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