Evergreen Definition
evergreen
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈɛvəɡriːn/, X-SAMPA: /"Ev@gri:n/
- (US) enPR: ěvʹərgrēn, IPA: /ˈɛvɚɡrin/, X-SAMPA: /"Ev@`grin/
Adjective
evergreen (not comparable)
Wikipedia has an article on: Evergreen- Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
- 1902: Henry Van Dyke, The Blue Flower [1]
- ...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 [1]
- Continually fresh or self-renewing; often used metaphorically.
- Of a document or dataset, continually up-to-date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and being slightly outdated in-between those publication dates)
- (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
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 [2]
- 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 [2]
- (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:evergreening
Finnish
Noun
evergreen
- classic song, evergreen song, song that is ever popular
Declension
Declension of evergreen (type risti)
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Italian
Adjective
evergreen m. and f. inv.
- evergreen (always in style)
Noun
evergreen m. inv.
References
- evergreen, Vocabolario Treccani on line
Swedish
Noun
evergreen c.
- classic song, evergreen song, song that is ever popular
Declension
Declension of evergreen| singular | plural | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | evergreen | evergreenen | evergreener | evergreenerna |
| genitive | evergreens | evergreenens | evergreeners | evergreenernas |
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