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half-evergreen

half-evergreen

7.9
A plant that keeps some leaves all year but loses others
  • adjective
translation icon : semi-perenne
  • Many shrubs in temperate zones are half-evergreen, holding onto some leaves till late winter.

Examples

  • When grown in mild climates, the species behaves as a half-evergreen rather than dropping all its leaves.

  • The half-evergreen nature of this plant makes it valuable for year-round structure in the garden.

  • The half-evergreen shrub provides color year-round.

  • Is the half-evergreen plant suitable for my garden?

  • Many shrubs in temperate zones are half-evergreen, holding onto some leaves till late winter.

  • The half-evergreen nature of this plant makes it valuable for year-round structure in the garden.

  • When grown in mild climates, the species behaves as a half-evergreen rather than dropping all its leaves.

Synonyms

semi-evergreen
vshalf-evergreen
  • Specialized
6.8

A plant that keeps some leaves all year but loses others

means the same but is a different term

Antonyms

evergreen
11 2.7

Having green leaves all year

deciduous
5 6.1

Trees and plants that lose their leaves each year, often in autumn

How Evergreen

evergreen
11 2.7
half-evergreen
7.9
deciduous
5 6.1

Surface Forms

half-evergreen positive

Morphology

half-evergreen = evergreen (transparent) = half + evergreen

The meaning 'partly evergreen' is directly and predictably derived from 'half' + 'evergreen', so learners can infer it from the parts.

Etymology

Half-evergreen comes from putting together half- ('part' or 'not whole') and evergreen ('always green'), so it literally means 'partly always green'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a plant that keeps some leaves all year but not all of them, which is exactly what the word describes.