semideciduous

Definitions

Describing plants that lose their leaves for a short time (as new leaves begin to grow)

not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“Whereas H. albomarginatus and H. semilineatus occur⟳ in low and mid altitudes and are mostly restricted to the evergreen or semideciduous components of the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, H. faber has a broader altitudinal range and also inhabits mixed and deciduous areas, occupying interior and coastal sites in the Atlantic Forest south to Paraguay and Argentina (figs. S1 and S2) ( 13 ).”

CEFR level