EVERGREEN

evergreen

(adjective) (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year

evergreen, evergreen plant

(noun) a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

evergreen (not comparable)

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

Synonym: sempervirent

Antonym: deciduous

(often, metaphorically) Continually fresh or self-renewing.

(contracts) A clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.

(computing) Of a document, a piece of software, or a dataset, being continually up-to-date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime)

(broadcasting) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.

Synonym: timeless

Noun

evergreen (plural evergreens)

A tree or shrub that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.

(informal, specifically) A conifer tree.

(colloquial) A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.

Verb

evergreen (third-person singular simple present evergreens, present participle evergreening, simple past and past participle evergreened)

(patents, pharmaceuticals) To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.

(banking) To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.

Proper noun

Evergreen

A rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

A neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

A neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

A neighbourhood in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A city, the county seat of Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.

An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama, United States.

A ghost town in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

A neighborhood and district in San Jose, California, United States.

A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.

An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida, United States.

A town in Avoyelles Parish parish, Louisiana, United States.

A neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

A village in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Flathead County, Montana, United States.

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Tatums Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.

An unincorporated community in Ransom Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.

An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio, United States.

An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

An unincorporated community in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

An unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States.

An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.

A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.

A former census-designated place in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States, now part of the village of Kronenwetter.

A town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ev"er*green a. (Bot.)

Definition: 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, n.

1. (Bot.)

Definition: An evergreen plant.

2. pl.

Definition: Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration. "The funeral evengreens entwine." Keble.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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