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Webster 1913 Edition

Evergreen

Ev′er-green

Adj.
(Bot.)
Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like.

Ev′er-green

,
Noun.
1.
(Bot.)
An evergreen plant.

Webster 1828 Edition

Evergreen

EV'ERGREEN

,
Adj.
[ever and green.] Always green; verdant throughout the year.
The pine is an evergreen tree.

EV'ERGREEN

,
Noun.
A plant that retains its verdure through all the seasons; as a garden furnished with evergreens.

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