Home › Words › C › caducecaduce/kəˈdjuːs/caduce means caducous.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, caduce ranks #13,970 of 42,762 for Qualifying.caduce is pronounced /kəˈdjuːs/.EtymologyFrom Middle French caduc, from Latin cadūcus (“falling; transitory”).adjcaducous.nouncaduceus.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.caducously 79% match — In a caducous manner. vs caduce →caducous 71% match — Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development. vs caduce →noncaducous 71% match — Not caducous vs caduce →caducicorn 67% match — Having deciduous horns or antlers. vs caduce →caducifolious 67% match — Having deciduous leaves vs caduce →caducean 65% match — Of or relating to the caduceus, Mercury's wand, and symbol of medicine. vs caduce →caduke 63% match — perishable; frail; transitory vs caduce →caducary 62% match — Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation. vs caduce →