Caducous, ka-dew -kus, a

falling off early, as leaves [Bot.] (L. cado, to fall.) Cæcal, se'-kal, a. of or like the cæcum. Cæcum, se' -kum, s. a sac with only one opening in the intestine of an animal [Anat.] (L. cæcus, blind.) Cærule, se'-rule, a. See Cerulean. Cæsari an. se-za-re-an, a. See Cesarean. Cæsarism, se' -zar-izm, s. imperial authority conferred by military domination. Cæsious, se' -zhe-us, a. of a greyish-blue colour (L.) Cæspinose, ses-pe-tose', a. See Cespitose, Cæstus, ses'-tus, s. See Cestus. Cæsura, se-zew'-rå, or se-sew'-rå, s. a metrical pause in verse. In Latin verse, the separation of the last syllable of a word from that which precedes it and the carrying of it forward into another foot, called, the cæsural pause [Gram.] (L. a cutting off.) Cæsural, se-zew' -ral, a. pertaining to the cæsura. Café, kaf'-fa, s. a coffee-house; a restaurant (Fr. coffee).