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Evergreen definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EV'ERGREEN, a. [ever and green.] Always green; verdant throughout the year.
The pine is an evergreen tree.
EV'ERGREEN, n. A plant that retains its verdure through all the seasons; as a garden furnished with evergreens.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year [ant: deciduous] n
1: a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year [syn: evergreen, evergreen plant] [ant: deciduous plant]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: 1574 1. having foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season — compare deciduous 1 2. retaining freshness or interest ; perennial II. noun Date: 1644 1. an evergreen plant; also conifer 2. plural twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration 3. something that retains its freshness, interest, or popularity

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 always green or fresh. 2 (of a plant) retaining green leaves throughout the year. --n. an evergreen plant (cf. DECIDUOUS).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Evergreen Ev"er*greena. (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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Evergreen Ev"er*green, n. 1. (Bot.) An evergreen plant. 2. pl. Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration. ``The funeral evengreens entwine.'' --Keble.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(evergreens) An evergreen is a tree or bush which has green leaves all the year round. Holly, like ivy and mistletoe, is an evergreen. N-COUNT • Evergreen is also an adjective. Plant evergreen shrubs around the end of the month. ADJ: usu ADJ n

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