DECIDUOUS in a Sentence

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Brambles, though churlish when handled, are kindly shelter in early winter, being the latest of the deciduous bushes to lose their leaves.

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 Meanings and Examples of DECIDUOUS
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deciduous
 a.  falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
Classic Sentence:
1  Brambles, though churlish when handled, are kindly shelter in early winter, being the latest of the deciduous bushes to lose their leaves.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 7 A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness
Example Sentence:
1  The oak is a deciduous tree; in winter it looks quite bare.
2  One coniferous or deciduous tree grown in an urban setting over 10 years will sequester between 23.3 and 38 pounds of carbon per year.