evergreen
IPA: ˈɛvɝgrin
noun
- A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
- (specifically, informal) A conifer tree.
- (mass media, informal) A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.
- 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.
- A village in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Flathead County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Tatums Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Ransom Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.
- A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A former census-designated place in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States, now part of the village of Kronenwetter.
- A town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.
verb
- (patent law, pharmaceuticals) To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
- (banking) To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.
adjective
- Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
- (often figuratively) Continually fresh or self-renewing.
- (contracts) Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
- (computing) 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)
- (broadcasting) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.
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Examples of "evergreen" in Sentences
- The plant is evergreen.
- The team now plays in the Evergreen League.
- The grave yard is called the Evergreen Cemetery.
- The college is named The Evergreen State College.
- The mascot of Evergreen Park School is the North Star.
- The height of the evergreen tree is between 4 and 9 metres.
- The current mascot of Evergreen Elementary is the Mustangs.
- The vegetation of the park is predominantly dry evergreen forests.
- The name alludes to the lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area.
- In one corner of the modish living room, she set up a 10 foot evergreen that she got at the Rockwell Power Plant mall.
- Many of their tents were decorated on the outside with wreaths, festoons, corps badges wrought in evergreen, and many other beautiful designs.
- Interaction designers would do well to identify work that's "evergreen" - work that can be done any time, but that buys time to do design and design validation work.
- Also, not to rag on the religious anymore than I already have, the evergreen is a symbol of the pagan festivities so charitably replaced by the birth of Jesus. stuf64
- The contract being negotiated would be effective through September of 2010, and would be, like the current contract, "evergreen" - meaning, unless specific action is taken to terminate Fletcher's employment, his position is renewed for another year.
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