Evergreen \Ev"er*green\a. (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.
   
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Evergreen \Ev"er*green\, n.
   1. (Bot.) An evergreen plant.
      
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   2. pl. Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for
      decoration. "The funeral evengreens entwine." --Keble.