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单词 evergreenery
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evergreeneryn.

Brit. /ˈɛvəˌɡriːn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈɛvərˌɡrinəri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: evergreen adj., -ery suffix.
Etymology: < evergreen adj. + -ery suffix, after greenery n.
1. Enduring freshness or vitality; (also) long-lasting appeal. Cf. evergreen adj. 2b. rare.
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1838 E. Webbe Let. 17 Apr. in L. Hunt Corr. (1862) I. vi. 329 How I envy you that wondrous resiliency of spirits and ever-greenery of mind.
2010 J. Sutherland & S. Fender Love, Sex, Death & Words 348 How to account for the play's evergreenery?
2. Evergreen trees, vegetation, or foliage.
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1871 Fun 28 Jan. 42/1 The youthful Bruin sought in flight The shrubs and evergreenery.
1908 A. R. H. Moncrieff Isle of Wight 15 The famous Undercliff, is so snugly shut in to the north, as to make a winter garden of myrtles, fuchsias, arbutus, and still rarer evergreenery.
1953 Robesonian (Lumberton, N. Carolina) 10 Dec. 3/1 At Christmas, nothing is more beautiful than the natural evergreenery that belongs so delightfully to the season.
2009 Independent 25 July (Mag.) 47/2 Cutting back is something you can do with laurels of all kinds, yew, holly, privet, conifers and general evergreenery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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