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evergreen
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: ever (I) + green
1. : remaining verdant
< an evergreen coniferous tree >
< evergreen tropical plants >
— compare deciduous
2. : ever retaining its freshness, interest, or popularity : ever enduring : perennial, unceasing, perpetual
< the plot is the evergreen one — Henry Hellssen >
< keep us in evergreen remembrance of the days of old — Daniel O'Connell >
< the … author of evergreen romances — British Book News >
II. noun
1. : an evergreen plant (as the pine, holly, ivy, laurel, rhododendron, and most tropical plants); also : conifer
2. evergreens plural : twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration
3.
a. : orpine
b. : either of two club mosses (Lycopodium clavatum and L. complanatum)
c. : pipsissewa
d. : cherry laurel 2
4. : a dark green that is bluer and less strong than forest green (sense 1) and bluer than average bottle green
5. : something that ever retains its freshness, interest, or popularity
< a trio of jazz evergreens — Wilder Hobson > |