deciduous
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"And we're involved in restoring tropical forest, dry deciduous forest, grassland, steppe - you name it - we're trying to help people put those plants back in place."
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
In Gramsh, the municipality is exploring options to alternate pines with other trees, especially deciduous species.
From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025
In many areas, deciduous shrubs and trees, like willow and aspen, are moving in after a fire.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
Trips to the dentist have taught me that candy and sweet juices destroy deciduous teeth.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2024
For prehistoric humans the most productive forest was the deciduous leafy forest because of its abundance of edible nuts, such as walnuts, chestnuts, horse chestnuts, acorns, and beechnuts.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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