(botany) Retention (by a plant) of dead organs (such as leaves) that normally are shed.

A Chinese-style dish of fried, sometimes battered chicken in a thick, sweet lemon-flavoured sauce.

present participle of didacticize

(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). / (intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.