a. | 1. | (Bot.) Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like. |
n. | 1. | (Bot.) An evergreen plant. |
2. | Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration. |
Noun | 1. | evergreen - a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year Synonyms: evergreen plant |
Adj. | 1. | evergreen - (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year Antonyms: deciduous - (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season |