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evergreen

adj · name · noun · verb · 36 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: ěvʹərgrēn
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɛvɚɡɹin/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈevəɡɹiːn/
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 V ER0 G R IY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: nondeciduous

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sempervirent, still-green, nondeciduous

Antonyms: deciduous, summergreen

2

adj

Meaning 2

Continually fresh or self-renewing.

Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable, often

Qualifier: contracts

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

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a piece of software, or a data set: kept continually up to date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable, often

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: broadcasting, media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: timeless

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

A rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

name

Meaning 6

A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

name

Meaning 7

A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

name

Meaning 8

A neighbourhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

name

Meaning 9

A city, the county seat of Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

name

Meaning 10

An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11

name

Meaning 11

A ghost town in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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12

name

Meaning 12

A neighborhood and district of San Jose, California, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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13

name

Meaning 13

A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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14

name

Meaning 14

An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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15

name

Meaning 15

A town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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16

name

Meaning 16

A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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17

name

Meaning 17

A village in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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18

name

Meaning 18

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Flathead County, Montana, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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19

name

Meaning 19

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Tatums Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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20

name

Meaning 20

An unincorporated community in Ransom Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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21

name

Meaning 21

An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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22

name

Meaning 22

An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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23

name

Meaning 23

An unincorporated community in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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24

name

Meaning 24

A neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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25

name

Meaning 25

An unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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26

name

Meaning 26

An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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27

name

Meaning 27

A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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28

name

Meaning 28

A former census-designated place in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States, now part of the village of Kronenwetter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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29

name

Meaning 29

A town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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30

noun

Meaning 30

A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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31

noun

Meaning 31

A conifer tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, specifically

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32

noun

Meaning 32

A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: mass media

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Synonyms: none provided

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33

verb

Meaning 33

To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: intellectual-property, law, medicine, patent-law, pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, sciences

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34

verb

Meaning 34

To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business

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35

adjective

Meaning 35

(of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: deciduous

36

noun

Meaning 36

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: evergreen plant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vascular plant, tracheophyte

History

Etymology

From ever + green.

Across languages

Translations

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: вечназялёны (vječnazjaljóny) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Bhojpuri: सदाबहार (sadābəhār) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Breton: padus o delioù — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Breton: pourc'hidik — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Bulgarian: вечнозеле́н (večnozelén) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Catalan: perennifoli — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 常青 (chángqīng) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 常綠 /常绿 (chánglǜ) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Czech: stálezelený — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Danish: stedsegrøn — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Dutch: groenblijvend — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Dutch: wintergroen — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Dutch: altijdgroen — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Esperanto: ĉiamverda — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Finnish: ainavihanta — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Finnish: ikivihanta — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Finnish: ikivihreä — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • French: sempervirent — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Galician: perennifolio — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Georgian: მარადმწვანე (maradmc̣vane) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • German: immergrün — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Greek: αειθαλής (aeithalís) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Ancient Greek: ἀειθαλής (aeithalḗs) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Hebrew: יְרֹק־עַד — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Hebrew: ירוק עד (yarók ‘ad) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Hindi: सदाबहार (sadābhār) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Hungarian: örökzöld — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Icelandic: sígrænn — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Icelandic: vetrargrænn — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Indonesian: malar hijau — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Irish: síorghlas — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Italian: sempreverde — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Japanese: 常緑 (jōryoku) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Kannada: ನಿತ್ಯಹರಿದ್ವರ್ಣ (nityaharidvarṇa) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Korean: 상록의 (sangnogui) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Korean: 상록 (sangnok) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Lithuanian: visžalis — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Macedonian: зи́мзелен (zímzelen) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Manx: sheer-ghlass — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Māori: māotaota — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Māori: raumāota — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eviggrønn — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eviggrøn — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Old Norse: ægrǿnn — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Old Norse: sígrǿnn — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Polish: zimozielony — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Portuguese: sempre-verde — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Portuguese: perenifólio — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Romanian: sempervirescent — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Russian: вечнозелёный (večnozeljónyj) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Northern Sami: áloruonas — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Scottish Gaelic: bith-bheò — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Scottish Gaelic: sìor-bheò — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Scottish Gaelic: sìor-uaine — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Scottish Gaelic: sìor-ghorm — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Spanish: perennifolio — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Spanish: de hoja perenne — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Spanish: siempreverde — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Swedish: städsegrön — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Swedish: vintergrön — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Telugu: సతతహరిత (satataharita) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Telugu: సస్యశ్యామల (sasyaśyāmala) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Turkish: her dem yeşil — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Turkish: yaprak dökmeyen — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Ukrainian: вічнозеле́ний (vičnozelényj) — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Vietnamese: thường xanh — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Volapük: laidagrünik — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Welsh: bytholwyrdd — of plants, that do not shed their leaves
  • Breton: gwezenn bourc'hidik — tree or shrub
  • Breton: gwez padus o delioù — tree or shrub
  • Chinese Mandarin: 常青樹 /常青树 (chángqīngshù) — tree or shrub
  • Esperanto: ĉiamverdo — tree or shrub
  • Finnish: ikivihreä — tree or shrub
  • Finnish: ainavihanta kasvi — tree or shrub
  • French: arbre à feuillage persistant — tree or shrub
  • French: arbre à feuilles persistantes — tree or shrub
  • Georgian: მარადმწვანე მცენარე (maradmc̣vane mcenare) — tree or shrub
  • German: immergrüne Pflanze — tree or shrub
  • Irish: crann síorghlas — tree or shrub
  • Portuguese: sempre-verde — tree or shrub
  • Romanian: arbore sempervirescent — tree or shrub
  • Romanian: arbust sempervirescent — tree or shrub
  • Russian: вечнозелёное расте́ние (večnozeljónoje rasténije) — tree or shrub
  • Scottish Gaelic: craobh shìor-ghorm — tree or shrub
Real reading context

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