Evergreen Meaning
/ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
adjContinually fresh or self-renewing., Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
Sentence Examples
Evergreen wreaths are Christmasy, but credit cards are Christmasier.
This here is an evergreen tree.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ popularity of that classic song surprises many critics.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The snowy forest was filled with ____ trees that provided shelter for the local wildlife.
Word Origin & History
From ever + green.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"...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:
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ popularity of that classic song surprises many critics.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The snowy forest was filled with ____ trees that provided shelter for the local wildlife.