evergreen
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- noun
- /ˈɛvərˌɡrin/
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planta perenne
- I chose an evergreen shrub for my landscape because it will stay green during winter.
- evergreen forest
- evergreen shrub
- evergreen trees
And then you go through a, you know, an Evergreen Grove.
- And then you go through a, you know, an Evergreen Grove.
- And if you like pine trees and evergreens and and and Cowboys at the same time, you can get that in Tacoma.
- The icicles trail as far down the evergreens as they can, but they don't keep the wind from brushing snow and sun across the mountain on the same day.
- This smells like a Christmas tree, way more than Evergreen.
Examples
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My father's grave was planted with tiny shoots of evergreen, but it lacked a headstone.
Fiction book (2000) -
As the climate warms, hardwood trees out-compete evergreen trees that are adapted to colder conditions.
Academic text (2012) -
Is that pine or evergreen?
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Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
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None of that's natural, that the natural European landscape was covered in Evergreen forests.
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In fact, she was grateful for the sharp density of evergreens and the privacy it offered.
Fiction book (1993) -
The reassembly of the former old-growth evergreen forest ecosystem could take hundreds of years.
Academic text (2010) -
DeSam could almost smell the heady scent of the evergreens, taste the crystal waters of the streams.
Fiction book (1994) -
The madrona, or strawberry tree, is an Evergreen that bears fruits resembling strawberries.
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Wildflowers include mountain sorrel (an evergreen), false lily of the valley, bluebead lily, and White Mountain aster.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
A plant that keeps green leaves all year like a pine or holly
Antonyms
Compounds
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A nickname for the US state of Washington because it has many trees that stay green all year
A plant with large green or patterned leaves that grows well in low light indoors
An evergreen holly shrub from eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries
- Australian
A tree from the southern hemisphere with small shiny leaves that stay green all year
A small tree or shrub with spiny leaves that stay green all year and white flowers
A stiff, bushy plant with shiny green leaves and sour black berries often used in flower arrangements
A tall grass that lives for many years, spreads by underground stems, and is grown for farm animal food
How Evergreen
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Evergreen comes from the simple parts ever and green. Ever means 'always' and green means 'green' or 'living', so an evergreen plant keeps its leaves and color all year long.