Meaning

3 senses
  1. A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.

    immergrüne Pflanze

    вечнозелёное расте́ниеvečnozeljónoje rasténije

  2. (informal, specifically)A conifer tree.

  3. (informal)A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.

More definitions
  • a plant having foliage that persists and remains green 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

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
tree or shrub:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
tree or shrub:

Origin

From ever + green.

From ever + green.

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Forms

plural: evergreens
Singularevergreen
Pluralevergreens

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year:evergreen plant

See also

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