Definitions for: Evergreen

[n] a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
[adj] (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year

Webster (1913) Definition: Ev"er*greena. (Bot.)
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.) An evergreen plant.

2. pl. Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for
decoration. ``The funeral evengreens entwine.'' --Keble.

Synonyms: cone-bearing, coniferous, evergreen plant

Antonyms: deciduous, deciduous plant

See Also: tracheophyte, vascular plant

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