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Webster 1913 Edition
Evergreen
Ev′er-green
Adj.
(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
,Noun.
1.
(Bot.)
An evergreen plant.
Webster 1828 Edition
Evergreen
EV'ERGREEN
,Adj.
The pine is an evergreen tree.
EV'ERGREEN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Evergreen
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See also: Evergreen
English
Adjective
evergreen (not comparable)
- Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
- Continually fresh or self-renewing; often used metaphorically.
- (contracts) A clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
- (computing) Of a document, a piece of software, or a dataset, being continually up-to-date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime)
- 2014, Peter Gasston, Book of CSS3, 2nd Edition: A Developer's Guide to the Future of Web Design, No Starch Press (ISBN 9781593275808), page 257
- Chrome and Firefox are evergreen browsers: they update automatically and version numbers are only used for internal reference.
- 2014, Peter Gasston, Book of CSS3, 2nd Edition: A Developer's Guide to the Future of Web Design, No Starch Press (ISBN 9781593275808), page 257
- (broadcasting) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.
- 2001, Christopher H Sterling, John M Kittross, Stay Tuned (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2001, p. 654)
- Another change in the news was emphasis on “evergreen” features involving attractive children or animals, parades or fireworks, as well as local developments.
- 2001, Christopher H Sterling, John M Kittross, Stay Tuned (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2001, p. 654)
Antonyms
- (of plants, that do not shed their leaves): deciduous
Derived terms
- evergreenness
- evergreen oak
- half-evergreen
- semi-evergreen, semievergreen
Translations
of plants, that do not shed their leaves
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Noun
evergreen (plural evergreens)
- A tree or shrub that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
- (informal) More specifically, a conifer tree.
- 1858: Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods
- The spruce and fir trees crowded to the track on each side to welcome us, the arbor- vitae, with its changing leaves, prompted us to make haste, and the sight of the canoe-birch gave us spirits to do so. Sometimes an evergreen just fallen lay across the track with its rich burden of cones, looking, still, fuller of life than our trees in the most favorable positions.
- 1958: Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode
- Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans,
- Way back up in the woods among the evergreens,
- There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
- Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
- 1858: Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods
- (colloquial) A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.
Derived terms
- Chinese evergreen
Translations
tree or shrub
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Verb
evergreen (third-person singular simple present evergreens, present participle evergreening, simple past and past participle evergreened)
- (patents, pharmaceuticals) To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
- (banking) To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.
See also
- evergreening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeʋørɡriːn/
Noun
evergreen
- (anglicism) evergreen (evergreen song, song that is ever popular)
Declension
Inflection of evergreen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | evergreen | evergreenit | |
genitive | evergreenin | evergreenien | |
partitive | evergreeniä | evergreenejä | |
illative | evergreeniin | evergreeneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | evergreen | evergreenit | |
accusative | nom. | evergreen | evergreenit |
gen. | evergreenin | ||
genitive | evergreenin | evergreenien | |
partitive | evergreeniä | evergreenejä | |
inessive | evergreenissä | evergreeneissä | |
elative | evergreenistä | evergreeneistä | |
illative | evergreeniin | evergreeneihin | |
adessive | evergreenillä | evergreeneillä | |
ablative | evergreeniltä | evergreeneiltä | |
allative | evergreenille | evergreeneille | |
essive | evergreeninä | evergreeneinä | |
translative | evergreeniksi | evergreeneiksi | |
instructive | — | evergreenein | |
abessive | evergreenittä | evergreeneittä | |
comitative | — | evergreeneineen |
Synonyms
Italian
Adjective
evergreen m, f (invariable)
- evergreen (always in style)
Noun
evergreen m (invariable)
References
- evergreen, Vocabolario Treccani on line
Swedish
Noun
evergreen c
- classic song, evergreen song, song that is ever popular
Declension
Inflection of evergreen | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | evergreen | evergreenen | evergreener | evergreenerna |
Genitive | evergreens | evergreenens | evergreeners | evergreenernas |