sempervirens
- adjective
- /ˌsɛmpərˈvaɪrəns/
- Specialized
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siempreverde
- Boxwood, known as Buxus sempervirens, is a popular evergreen shrub in gardens.
Examples
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The Latin name sempervirens is often used for plants that keep their leaves all year.
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In botanical gardens, you can find many sempervirens species.
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Many species labeled sempervirens are valued for their year-round foliage.
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The sempervirens trees provide shade all year round.
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The Latin name sempervirens refers to plants that remain green and retain their leaves throughout the year.
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Boxwood, scientifically named Buxus sempervirens, is commonly used as an evergreen shrub in landscaping.
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Several plants identified as sempervirens are prized for their ability to keep their foliage all year long.
Synonyms
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Having green leaves all year
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub or small tree gardeners use for hedges and neat garden shapes
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub that grows on California mountain slopes and needs little water
- Specialized
A small wild plant with loose groups of pink flowers tipped with yellow
- Specialized
A tall cypress tree from the Mediterranean with thin grey bark and upright branches
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A small wild plant with pink flowers that have yellow tips and grows in northeastern North America
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A vine that keeps green leaves all year, has red or orange trumpet flowers, and attracts hummingbirds
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An evergreen climbing plant from the southeastern United States with sweet-smelling yellow trumpet flowers that is poisonous
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A very tall evergreen tree that grows on the west coast of the United States called the coast redwood
How Evergreen
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sempervirens comes from the Latin parts semper meaning 'always' and virens meaning 'green' or 'growing'. It literally means 'always green', which is why plant names use sempervirens for species that keep their leaves all year, just like the English word evergreen.