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Evergreen

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Meaning

An evergreen plant is one that does not lose its leaves in autumn.

Adjective: Evergreen
Noun: Evergreen

About Evergreen Plants

Most types of plant are evergreen. There are only a few that are not evergreen because they lose their leaves in autumn.

Examples

These are all examples of evergreen trees.
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A Pine tree. A Cedar tree
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A Fir tree. A Holly tree.
These are examples of evergreen plants that are not trees.
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Ivy is a broad leaved plant that doesn't lose its leaves in autumn. Grass is an evergreen plant that has been cultivated to make wheat, barley, corn and rice.
Ivy is a broad leaved plant that doesn't lose its leaves in autumn.
Pine is a tree with needle like leaves that it keeps all year round.
Fern is a plant that grows in shady areas and does not lose its leaves in autumn.

Used in a Sentence

Ivy is an evergreen plant.
Pine trees are evergreen.
Fern is an example of an evergreen plant.

A plant which does not lose its leaves in winter.