different between deciduous vs soopolallie

English

Etymology

From Latin d?ciduus (“falling down or off”), from d?cid? (“fall down”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??s?d???s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??s?d.ju.?s/, /d??s?d.ju.?s/

Adjective

deciduous (not comparable)

1. (biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

   Antonyms: persistent, permanent

2. (botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

   Antonyms: evergreen, sempervirent. Cf. caducous.

3. Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

Derived terms

Related terms

• decay
• decadence
• decidence

Translations

Further reading

• deciduous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon, from soop (“soap”) (from English) + olallie, ollalie (“berry”) (from a Kwak'wala or Chinook word for berries). Compare soapberry.

Pronunciation

Noun

soopolallie (plural soopolallies)

1. A variety of deciduous shrub (Shepherdia canadensis), the Canadian buffaloberry, the red fruit/berries of which may be used in the production of a frothy, aromatic drink.

Synonyms

• buffalo-berry/buffaloberry
• russett buffalo-berry
• soapberry