evergreen

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
adjective (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year

From ever + green.

And so, Little evergreens, grow! — Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two, Various
They decorated the walls with flags and evergreens. — For the Sake of the School, Angela Brazil
WHY THE EVERGREEN TREES NEVER LOSE THEIR LEAVES. — The Book of Nature Myths, Florence Holbrook

evergreen plant

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