Evergreen

Quick meaning: Evergreen is an adjective meaning Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

Meaning

Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

More Meanings

1. (often figuratively) Continually fresh or self-renewing.
2. (broadcasting) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.
3. A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
4. (specifically, informal) A conifer tree.
5. (mass media, informal) A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.
6. (patent law, pharmaceuticals) To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
7. (banking) To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: nondeciduous

The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving Spring; […]

Another change in the news was emphasis on “evergreen” features involving attractive children or animals, parades or fireworks, as well as local developments.

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

Word Forms

• evergreens
• evergreening
• evergreened

Synonyms for evergreen

Depending on context, synonyms include still-green, nondeciduous, coniferous.

Antonyms for evergreen

Common opposites include deciduous, summergreen.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include coniferous, foliage, foliar, shrub, conifer, pine.

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