evergreen Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
evergreen plant.
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adjective (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
WordNet
Ev"er*green adjective
Definitions
(Bot.) Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like.
Ev"er*green noun
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(Bot.) An evergreen plant. - pl.
Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration. "The funeral evengreens entwine." Keble.