evergreen

Definition

Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

Etymology

From ever + green.

Example Sentences

• "Near-synonym: nondeciduous"
• "...these three little creeping vines put forth their hands with joy, and spread over rock and hillock and twisted tree-root and mouldering log, in cloaks and scarves and wreaths of tiny evergreen, glossy leaves."
• "Chrome and Firefox are evergreen browsers: they update automatically and version numbers are only used for internal reference."