Hypertext Webster Gateway: "evergreen"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Evergreen \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Evergreen \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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

evergreen
adj : (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
[ant: {deciduous}]
n : a plant having foliage that persists and remains green
throughout the year [syn: {evergreen plant}] [ant: {deciduous
plant}]


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