Trends ofevergreen
View usage for:
evergreen
(evəʳgriːn)
Word forms: plural evergreens
countable noun
An evergreen is a tree or bush which has green leaves all the year round.
Holly, like ivy and mistletoe, is an evergreen.
Evergreen is also an adjective.
Plant evergreen shrubs around the end of the month.
evergreen in British English
(ˈɛvəˌɡriːn)
adjective
1.
(of certain trees and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year; continually shedding and replacing leaves
Compare deciduous2.
remaining fresh and vital
noun
3.
an evergreen tree or shrub
evergreen in American English
(ˈɛvərˌgrin)
adjective
1.
having leaves that are green all year
see also deciduous2.
that remains fresh, vital, interesting, applicable, etc.; timeless
noun
3.
an evergreen plant or tree, including most conifers and many broad-leaved plants, as some rhododendrons, hollies, etc.
4. [pl.]
the branches and twigs of evergreens, used for decoration
5.
an evergreen, or timeless, person or thing
Image ofevergreen
© Perutskyi Petro, shutterstock
Examples of 'evergreen' in a sentenceevergreen
In other languagesevergreen
British English: evergreen NOUN
An evergreen is a tree or bush which has green leaves all the year round.
Holly, like ivy and mistletoe, is an evergreen.
- American English: evergreen
- Brazilian Portuguese: sempre-verde
- Chinese: 常青树
- European Spanish: árbol de hoja perenne
- French: arbre à feuilles persistantes
- German: immergrüner Baum {or} Strauch
- Italian: sempreverde
- Japanese: 常緑樹
- Korean: 상록수
- European Portuguese: sempre-verde
- Latin American Spanish: árbol de hoja perenne
All related terms of 'evergreen'
Chinese translation of 'evergreen'
evergreen
(ˈɛvəɡriːn)
n (c)
-
常绿(綠)植物
(chánglǜ zhíwù) (种(種), zhǒng)
adj
-
常绿(綠)的
(chánglǜ de)