Definition for

evergreen


Always green; verdant throughout the year; sempervirid: as, the pine is an evergreen tree.

noun – A plant that retains its verdure through all the seasons, as the pine and other coniferous trees, the holly, laurel, holm-oak, ivy, rhododendron, and many others.

noun – A woolen material similar to cassimere: a term in use about 1850.

noun – An evergreen plant.

noun – Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration.

adjective – 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.

adjective – Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

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