Hyphenation of deciduous

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word deciduous? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

de-cid-u-ous

Definitions of deciduous:

1.	(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
2.	(of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth Deciduous teeth

Synonyms of deciduous:

adj	deciduous, broadleaf, broad-leafed, broad-leaved
adj	caducous, shed

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.