"But, in the end, I do have to choose and I have to choose that which falls closest to how I see the painting. The winner this year is from Michael Harris from down around Philadelphia for his title: Persist (All We Know). " Redtree Times deciduous 1680s, from L. deciduus " that which falls off," from decidere "to fall off," from de- "down" (see de-) + cadere "to fall". Originally with reference to leaves, petals, teeth, etc.; specific sense of "trees whose leaves fall off" (opposed to evergreen ) is from 1778 offal late 14c., "waste parts, refuse," from off + fall; the notion being that which "falls off" the butcher's block; perhaps a translation of M.Du. afval . Online Etymology Dictionary