HyperDic: evergreen

English > 2 senses of the word evergreen:
ADJECTIVEallevergreen(of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
NOUNplantevergreen, evergreen planta plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
evergreen > pronunciation
Soundseh'vergriy.n
RhymesAberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...
English > evergreen: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning(of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year.
Categoryplant, flora, plant life(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Narrowerconiferous, cone-bearingOf or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
semi-evergreen, half-evergreenOf a plant that is incompletely evergreen
Oppositedeciduous(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
Spanishperenne, perennifolia, perennifolio
Catalanperenne, perennifoli
English > evergreen: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year.
Synonymevergreen plant
Broadervascular plant, tracheophytegreen plant having a vascular system
Oppositedeciduous plantA plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season
Spanishperennifolio, planta de hoja perenne, planta perenne
Catalanperennifoli, planta de fulla perenne, planta perenne

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