evergreen
Meanings
adj
- Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
- Continually fresh or self-renewing.
- Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
- 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a piece of software, or a data set: kept continually up to date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime)
- Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.
noun
- A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
- A conifer tree.
- A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.
verb
- 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.
name
- A rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- A neighbourhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A city, the county seat of Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama, United States.
- A ghost town in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
- A neighborhood and district of San Jose, California, United States.
- A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida, United States.
- A town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From ever + green.
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