Biology · Glossary

What is Deciduous and evergreen?

Also known as: deciduous · evergreen

Definition 38.3 Primary & Middle School Biology · Chapter 38 — Life Through the Seasons

Trees divide by their winter answer:

  • deciduous trees — oak, chestnut, beech — drop all their leaves in autumn and stand bare;
  • evergreen trees — pine, holly, ivy on the wall — keep working leaves all winter, usually tough, waxy or needle-shaped ones (Proposition 14.7 met the needles already).
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