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evergreen

DEFINITIONS OF: evergreen

1

n a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year

Synonyms:
evergreen plant
Antonyms:
deciduous plant
a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season
Type of:
tracheophyte, vascular plant
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

adj (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year

Synonyms
cone-bearing, coniferous
of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
half-evergreen, semi-evergreen
of a plant that is incompletely evergreen
Antonyms:
deciduous
(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
broad-leafed, broad-leaved, broadleaf
having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
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