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evergreen

UK /ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/US /ˈɛvɚɡɹin/

adjective 5
noun 3
verb 2
forms 3

adjective5

Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
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Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.
- Another change in the news was emphasis on “evergreen” features involving attractive children or animals, parades or fireworks, as well as local developments. — 2001
(figurative) Continually fresh or self-renewing.
(figurative) Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
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(figurative) Of a document, a piece of software, or a data set: kept continually up to date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime)
- Chrome and Firefox are evergreen browsers: they update automatically and version numbers are only used for internal reference. — 2014

noun3

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A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
- The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving Spring; […] — 1838
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(informal) A conifer tree.
- 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 — 1958
(informal) A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.

verb2

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

forms

evergreened · evergreening · evergreens

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