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Evergreen

/EV-er-green/
🌱 Growth Habits Basic

Describes plants that maintain functional leaves year-round, never appearing completely bare. Individual leaves may still be shed and replaced, but the plant always has foliage. Includes both broadleaf evergreens and conifers.

Etymology

From Old English æfre (always) + grene (green).

Example

Hollies are broadleaf evergreens that provide welcome color in the winter landscape.