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A '''deciduous plant''' is a [[plant]], typically [[woody plant|woody]], that loses its [[leaf|leaves]] before [[winter]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>   

A '''deciduous plant''' is a [[plant]], typically [[woody plant|woody]], that loses its [[leaf|leaves]] before [[winter]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>   

This is the obvious outward sign of the plant entering a period of dormancy, conserving its energy and thus improving its adaptation to harsh [[climate]]s.  At the end of the growing season, circulation to the leaves is discontinued, causing them to dry up and fall off, often revealing a startling display of colors usually hidden by the green [[chlorophyll]].  [[Bud]]s are also set for the following year's leaf and shoot growth.

This is the obvious outward sign of the plant entering a period of [[dormancy]], conserving its energy and thus improving its adaptation to harsh [[climate]]s.  At the end of the growing season, circulation to the leaves is discontinued, causing them to dry up and fall off, often revealing a startling display of colors usually hidden by the green [[chlorophyll]].  [[Bud]]s are also set for the following year's leaf and shoot growth.

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