English

Etymology
ever + green

Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/��v�gri�n/, SAMPA|/"Ev@gri:n/
(US): AHD|�vʹ�rgr�n, IPA|/��v�grin/, SAMPA|/"Ev@`grin/

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

#*1902: Henry Van Dyke, The Blue Flower ¹
#*:...these three little creeping vines put forth their hands with joy, and spread over rock and hillock and twisted tree-root and mouldering log, in cloaks and scarves and wreaths of tiny evergreen, glossy leaves.

1. Continually fresh or self-renewing; often used metaphorically.
2. (broadcasting) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.

#:2001: Another change in the news was emphasis on �evergreen� features involving attractive children or animals, parades or fireworks, as well as local developments � Christopher H Sterling, John M Kittross, Stay Tuned (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2001, p. 654)

Antonyms
(of plants, that do not shed their leaves): deciduous

Derived terms

evergreenness
evergreen oak
half-evergreen
semi-evergreen, semievergreen

Translations
trans-top|of plants, that do not shed their leaves
Czech: stálezelený m
Danish: stedsegrøn
trans-mid
Portuguese: sempre-verde
Russian: ве�нозел�н�й
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

1. A tree or shrub that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
2. colloquial More specifically, a conifer tree (e.g. pine, fir, cedar.)

#*1858: Henry David Thorea, The Maine Woods ²
#*:The spruce and fir trees crowded to the track on each side to welcome us, the arbor- vitae, with its changing leaves, prompted us to make haste, and the sight of the canoe-birch gave us spirits to do so. Sometimes an evergreen just fallen lay across the track with its rich burden of cones, looking, still, fuller of life than our trees in the most favorable positions.
#*1958: Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode
#*:Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans,
#*:Way back up in the woods among the evergreens,
#*:There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
#*:Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode

1. colloquial A television news story that can be shown at any time there is available space as it is not time-sensitive.

Derived terms
<!--Derived from the NOUN-->
Chinese evergreen

Translations
trans-top|tree or shrub
Portuguese: sempre-verde m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. patents|pharmaceuticals To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
2. banking To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.

See also
pedialite|evergreening

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-reg-r-c|2=evergreene
evergreen c

1. classic song, evergreen song, song that is ever popular<!--A song or other piece of music (in particular popular music) which proves to be constantly popular over an extended period of time, usually several decades.-->

fa:evergreen
fr:evergreen
io:evergreen
it:evergreen
ru:evergreen
te:evergreen
vi:evergreen
zh:evergreen

• 2007-12-07 19:29 - Lennart.larsen - /* Translations */

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