evergreen

CEFRC1

/ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/

adjective · noun

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At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Also pronounced

Deep Dive

Extra meanings

Continually fresh or self-renewing., Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.

In context

Near-synonym: nondeciduous
Chrome and Firefox are evergreen browsers: they update automatically and version numbers are only used for internal reference.
...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.

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...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.
1902, Henry Van Dyke, The Blue Flower
Chrome and Firefox are evergreen browsers: they update automatically and version numbers are only used for internal reference.
2014, Peter Gasston, Book of CSS3, 2nd Edition: A Developer's Guide to the Future of Web Design, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 257
The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving Spring; […]
1838, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter I, in Alice or The Mysteries […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC, book I, page 3
Husband and wife walked till they had reached the house they were in search of, which stood in a terrace facing the sea, and was fronted by a small garden of wind-proof and salt-proof evergreens, stone steps leading up to the porch.
1912, Thomas Hardy, “An Imaginative Woman”, in Life’s Little Ironies […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 5
Another change in the news was emphasis on “evergreen” features involving attractive children or animals, parades or fireworks, as well as local developments.
2001, Christopher H Sterling, John M Kittross, Stay Tuned, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, page 654

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From ever + green.