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evergreen

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈe-vər-ˌgrēn\
    • /ˈev.ə.ɡriːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈe-vər-ˌgrēn\

Definitions of evergreen word

  • noun evergreen Of or denoting a plant that retains green leaves throughout the year. 1
  • adjective evergreen tree: green all year 1
  • noun evergreen evergreen plant 1
  • adjective evergreen enduring 1
  • countable noun evergreen An evergreen is a tree or bush which has green leaves all the year round. 0
  • countable noun evergreen Evergreen is also an adjective. 0

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Parts of speech for Evergreen

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evergreen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for evergreen

adjective evergreen

  • immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
  • perennial — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
  • classic — A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have.
  • timeless — without beginning or end; eternal; everlasting.
  • ageless — If you describe someone as ageless, you mean that they never seem to look any older.

noun evergreen

  • conifer — Conifers are a group of trees and shrubs, for example pine trees and fir trees, that grow in cooler areas of the world. They have fruit called cones, and very thin leaves called needles which they do not normally lose in winter.
  • fir — any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
  • hedge — a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
  • pine — Archaic. painful longing.

Antonyms for evergreen

adjective evergreen

  • stale — not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.

Top questions with evergreen

  • which state is known as the evergreen state?
  • what is an evergreen?
  • what is the evergreen state?
  • what is evergreen content?

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