2006-08-15 10:39:14 · 11 answers · asked by ccccccccdddddgggggrrrrwwwsszcvbn 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Yes, the Fall(as in the season) is so called because during then the deciduous trees shed their leaves. The falling leaves, thus, give Autumn its other name - The Fall.
2006-08-16 07:14:02 · answer #1 · answered by Rabindra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do leaves fall
A tree's roots, branches and twigs can endure freezing temperatures, but most leaves are not so tough. On a broadleaf tree -- say a maple or a birch -- the tender thin leaves, made up of cells filled with water sap, will freeze in winter. Any plant tissue unable to live through the winter must be sealed off and shed to ensure the tree's survival.
As sunlight decreases in autumn, the veins that carry sap into and out of a leaf gradually close. A layer of cells, called the separation layer, forms at the base of the leaf stem. When this layer is complete, the leaf is separated from the tissue that connected it to the branch, and it falls. Oak leaves are the exception. The separation layer never fully detaches the dead oak leaves, and they remain on the tree through winter.
2006-08-15 17:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The term fall as in something is falling comes from the season called fall. They linked the term with the falling leaving and called things that fall after the season.
2006-08-15 11:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow. Now That is really something to think about. yes actually. "fall" is named well... Fall, because that is when leaves fall! yes, They used to call it autumn!!
2006-08-15 10:46:03 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Em[ily]♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn. (Webster)
2006-08-15 12:22:51 · answer #5 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right here we bypass back, you ask questions that possibly they're commonly reversed. Why do you call it Autumn?. North human beings call it Fall. Why do Brits, call baseboards-skirting, rest room-lavatory, Kabobs-Kabaabs, outdoor-backyard, loft-mattress platform, a range-a cooker, Livingroom-the front room, ....lets bypass on and on!!
2016-11-25 19:47:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at a guess, yes. the damned definition is too long to look at the etymology. and some of us STILL call it, "autumn"!
2006-08-15 10:45:43 · answer #7 · answered by altgrave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Must be. They used to call it Autumn.
2006-08-15 10:43:55 · answer #8 · answered by iandanielx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And Spring is when everything springs to life.
2006-08-18 15:12:32 · answer #9 · answered by jmiller 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
may be no.
2006-08-16 07:51:25 · answer #10 · answered by Chikky D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋