evergreen en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɛvɚɡɹin/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈevəɡɹiːn/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- ěvʹərgrēn (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From ever + green.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
Near-synonym: nondeciduous
...these three little creeping vines put forth their hands with joy, and spread over rock and hillock and twisted tree-root and mouldering log, in cloaks and scarves and wreaths of tiny evergreen, glossy leaves.
1902, Henry Van Dyke, The Blue Flower:
- (figuratively, not-comparable, often, qualifier:contracts) Continually fresh or self-renewing. ▸ Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
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(figuratively, not-comparable, often) Continually fresh or self-renewing. ▸ 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a piece of software, or a data set: kept continually up to date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime)
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, page 257:
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(not-comparable) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.
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, page 654:
Antonyms
Deriveds
evergreenery · semievergreen · nonevergreen · evergreen wood fern · evergreenness · Chinese evergreen magnolia · half-evergreen · semi-evergreen · evergreen industry · everblack · golden evergreen raspberry · evergreen oak
Synonyms
sempervirent · still-green · timeless · nondeciduous
Translations (68)
bg вечнозелен (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · fi ainavihanta (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · mk зи́мзелен (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · gd sìor-uaine (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · grc ἀειθαλής (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · ko 상록 (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · lt visžalis (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · br pourc'hidik (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · ko 상록의 (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · gd sìor-ghorm (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · nn eviggrøn (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · nl altijdgroen (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · nl wintergroen (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · tr her dem yeşil (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · gv sheer-ghlass (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · ru вечнозелёный (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · de immergrün (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · cy bytholwyrdd (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · hu örökzöld (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · non ægrǿnn (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · te సతతహరిత (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · br padus o delioù (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · es siempreverde (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · is sígrænn (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · te సస్యశ్యామల (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · ja 常緑 (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · ka მარადმწვანე (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · be вечназялёны (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · hi सदाबहार (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · fi ikivihreä (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · non sígrǿnn (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · ro sempervirescent (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · tr yaprak dökmeyen (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · cmn 常青 (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · ca perennifoli (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · es perennifolio (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · gl perennifolio (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · pt perenifólio (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · cs stálezelený (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · he יְרֹק־עַד (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · kn ನಿತ್ಯಹರಿದ್ವರ್ಣ (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · vo laidagrünik (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · ga síorghlas (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · mi māotaota (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · gd bith-bheò (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · it sempreverde (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · pt sempre-verde (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · sv vintergrön (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · se áloruonas (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · vi thường xanh (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · el αειθαλής (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · id malar hijau (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · cmn 常綠 /常绿 (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · fi ikivihanta (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · mi raumāota (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · da stedsegrøn (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · nb eviggrønn (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · gd sìor-bheò (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · nl groenblijvend (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · is vetrargrænn (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · eo ĉiamverda (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · sv städsegrön (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · pl zimozielony (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · he ירוק עד (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · uk вічнозеле́ний (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · es de hoja perenne (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · bho सदाबहार (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) · fr sempervirent (of plants, that do not shed their leaves)