Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

    Near-synonym: nondeciduous

    immergrün

    вечнозелёныйvečnozeljónyj

    вічнозеле́нийvičnozelényj

  2. Continually fresh or self-renewing.

    (figuratively, not comparable, often)Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.

  3. (figuratively, not comparable, often)Of a document, a piece of software, or a data set: kept continually up to date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime)

  4. (not comparable)Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.

More definitions
  • (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year

Examples

23 sentences
  1. This here is an evergreen tree.

    deDies ist ein immergrüner Baum.

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  2. The laurel is an evergreen tree.

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  3. The heather is a beautiful evergreen shrub.

    deHeidekraut ist ein schöner, immergrüner Strauch.

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  4. Crowberry is a low growing, evergreen shrub.

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  5. This tree is evergreen all year round.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of plants, that do not shed their leaves:
Русский
By meaning 1
of plants, that do not shed their leaves:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of plants, that do not shed their leaves:

Origin

From ever + green.

From ever + green.

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