[ev.er.last.ing] adj (13c) 1: lasting or enduring through all time: eternal
2. a (1): continuing long or indefinitely (2): having or being flowers or foliage that retain form or color for a long time when dried b: tediously persistent "the ~ sympathy-seeker who demands attention --H. A. Overstreet"
3: wearing indefinitely -- ev.er.last.ing.ly adv -- ev.er.last.ing.ness n
[2]everlasting n (14c) 1: eternity "from ~"
2. cap: god 1--used with the 3 a: any of several chiefly composite plants (as cudweed) with flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color--compare pearly everlasting b: the flower of an everlasting