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A tree or shrub having evergreen foliage. Also: the foliage of such a tree; (as a mass noun) such foliage collectively. See sense A. 1.
A tree, herb, or other plant, esp. one that is young and flourishing. Occasionally spec. an evergreen. Usually in plural. Obsolete.