| Pronunciation: | | 'evur`green
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| Matching Terms: | | evergreen beech, evergreen bittersweet, evergreen blueberry, evergreen cherry, evergreen grass, evergreen huckleberry, evergreen magnolia, evergreen millet, evergreen oak, evergreen plant, evergreen state, evergreen thorn, evergreen winterberry, evergreen wood fern
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- [n] a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
- [adj] (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
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| | Synonyms: | | cone-bearing, coniferous, evergreen plant |
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| | Antonyms: | | deciduous, deciduous plant |
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| | See Also: | | tracheophyte, vascular plant |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ev"er*green\a. (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.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing evergreen in your dream means wealth, happiness, immortality. and knowledge. Additionally, it may also mean that you will find hope in the midst of despair. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Bearing green leaves throughout the year. |
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