==Key Stage 1==
===Meaning===
[[File:TreeAutumn.png|right|300px|thumb|A '''deciduous''' tree losing its [[Leaf|leaves]] in [[autumn]].]]A '''deciduous''' [[plant ]] is any [[plant ]] that loses its [[Leaf|leaves ]] in [[autumn]].
: [[Adjective]]: '''Deciduous'''
===About Deciduous Plants===
'''Deciduous''' [[Tree|trees]] are the most common type of '''deciduous''' [[plant]], but you can also get '''deciduous''' [[Shrub|shrubs]].
===Examples===
: A [[Hydrangea]] loses its [[Leaf{| class="wikitable"|+ All of these trees lose their leaves]] in [[autumn]]Autumn, so they are called '''deciduous''' trees.: An |-|[[OakFile:AppleTree.png|center|200px]] loses its |[[LeafFile:AshTree.png|leavescenter|200px]] in |[[autumnFile:BeechTree.png|center|200px]]|-|An Apple Tree.===Used in a Sentence===|An Ash Tree.: |A Beech Tree.|-|[[HydrangeaFile:HorseChestnutTree.png|center|200px]] loses its |[[LeafFile:OakTree.png|center|leaves200px]] in |[[autumn]] so it is a '''deciduous''' [[shrubFile:SilverBirchTree.png|center|200px]]|-|A Horse Chestnut Tree.: |An [[Oak]] is '''deciduous''' because it loses its [[LeafTree.|A Silver Birch Tree|leaves]] in [[autumn]].}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ These plants lose their leaves in Autumn, so they are deciduous, but they are not trees.
|-
|[[File:Hydrangea.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:RoseBush.png|center|200px]]
|-
|A Hydrangea.
|An Rose Bush.
|}
===References===
====Edexcel====
A type of :[[plant]] that loses its [[leaf|leaves]https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Deciduous plants, page 135, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel ''] in [[winter]].