evergreen plant
- noun
- /ˈɛvərˌɡriːn plænt/
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planta perenne
- Starting tomorrow, I won't care whether it's day or night or whether... pine trees grow like pretzels.
Examples
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Landscapers often recommend evergreen plants because they maintain their foliage regardless of the season.
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Well, when I was very young, I saw the pine trees in snow.
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So what if I never see another pine tree again as long as I live.
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They are Evergreen plants and new sprouts grow quite tall.
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Darling, in all the years we've been coming here and all the time we've been in love you've never asked Rudi to get up at dawn to see a pine tree.
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You should consider using evergreen plants in your garden design so that it remains vibrant all year round.
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For a lush landscape, mix different types of evergreen plants to provide color even in the winter.
Synonyms
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A plant that keeps green leaves all year
Antonyms
How Evergreen
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'evergreen' (stays green year‑round) with 'plant' (a photosynthetic organism); the phrase simply specifies a type of plant. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common cross‑linguistically and easily understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The word evergreen plant gives a clear picture: evergreen joins the parts 'ever' meaning 'always' and green meaning fresh leaves, so an evergreen plant is a plant that keeps green leaves all year.