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evergreen
ev·er·green / ˈevərˌgrēn/ • adj. of or denoting a plant that retains green leaves throughout the year: the glossy laurel is hardy and evergreen evergreen shrubs.Often contrasted with deciduous. • n. a plant that retains green leaves throughout the year: evergreens planted to cut off the east wind. |
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"evergreen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evergreen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-evergreen.html "evergreen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-evergreen.html |
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evergreen Plant that retains its green foliage for a year or more, unlike deciduous plants. Evergreens are divided into two groups: narrow-leaved, or conifers, and broad-leaved. Conifers include fir, spruce, pine and juniper. Among the broad-leaved evergreens are holly and rhododendron. Not all conifers are evergreens; exceptions include the larch (Larix).
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"evergreen." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evergreen." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-evergreen.html "evergreen." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-evergreen.html |
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evergreen (Describing) a plant that bears leaves throughout the year, each leaf being shed independently of the others after two or three years. The leaves of evergreens are often reduced or adapted in some way to prevent excessive water loss; examples are the needles of conifers and the leathery waxy leaves of holly. Compare deciduous.
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"evergreen." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evergreen." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-evergreen.html "evergreen." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-evergreen.html |
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evergreen term commonly used as synonymous with conifer and applied also to all those broad-leaved plants that bear green leaves throughout the year. Of the latter, most are plants of the tropics, subtropics, and other areas where the growing season is prolonged (e.g., New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest of the United States). In colder climates various broad-leaved shrubs (e.g., box, holly, and members of the heath family) are evergreen. Some broadleaf evergreens shed all their leaves for a brief period; the rest lose them continually, producing new leaves as the old ones fall. The term "half-evergreen" is used for deciduous plants with relatively persistent leaves. |
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"evergreen." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evergreen." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-evergree.html "evergreen." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-evergree.html |
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Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park village (1990 pop. 20,874), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1893. |
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"Evergreen Park." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Evergreen Park." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Evergree.html "Evergreen Park." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Evergree.html |
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evergreen Applied to a tree or shrub that has persistent leaves, and whose crown is never wholly bare.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "evergreen." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "evergreen." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-evergreen.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "evergreen." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-evergreen.html |
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evergreen
evergreen Applied to a tree or shrub that has persistent leaves, and whose crown is never wholly bare.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "evergreen." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "evergreen." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-evergreen.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "evergreen." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-evergreen.html |
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evergreen
•gamine • bromine • thiamine
•dopamine • amphetamine • histamine
•quinine • strychnine • mezzanine
•spalpeen • Philippine • lycopene
•gangrene • terrene • silkscreen
•windscreen • citrine • Dexedrine
•putting green • Benzedrine
•Irene, polystyrene
•widescreen • sight screen
•chlorine, chorine, Doreen, Maureen, Noreen, taurine
•smokescreen • rood screen
•sunscreen • fluorine • helleborine
•Gadarene • Hippocrene
•glycerine (US glycerin), nitroglycerine (US nitroglycerin)
•nectarine • wintergreen • Methedrine
•evergreen • wolverine • vaccine
•glassine • Essene • Rexine • piscine
•epicene • glycine • pyroxene
•Palaeocene (US Paleocene)
•Pliocene • Miocene • Holocene
•damascene • kerosene • Plasticine
•Pleistocene
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"evergreen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evergreen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-evergreen.html "evergreen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-evergreen.html |
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