ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
of a plant : incompletely evergreen:
a. : having foliage that is functional and persistent during part of the winter or dry season
b. : tending to be evergreen in the milder but deciduous in the more rigorous part of the range