I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: ever (I) + green
1. : remaining verdant
an evergreen coniferous tree
evergreen tropical plants
— compare deciduous
2. : ever retaining its freshness, interest, or popularity : ever enduring : perennial , unceasing , perpetual
the plot is the evergreen one — Henry Hellssen
keep us in evergreen remembrance of the days of old — Daniel O'Connell
the … author of evergreen romances — British Book News
II. noun
1. : an evergreen plant (as the pine, holly, ivy, laurel, rhododendron, and most tropical plants) ; also : conifer
2. evergreens plural : twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration
3.
a. : orpine
b. : either of two club mosses ( Lycopodium clavatum and L. complanatum )
c. : pipsissewa
d. : cherry laurel 2
4. : a dark green that is bluer and less strong than forest green (sense 1) and bluer than average bottle green
5. : something that ever retains its freshness, interest, or popularity
a trio of jazz evergreens — Wilder Hobson