SEMIEVERGREEN

Meaning of SEMIEVERGREEN in English

/sem'ee ev"euhr green', sem'uy-/ , adj. Bot.

retaining green, unwithered leaves for part of the winter or through comparatively mild winters.

[ 1900-05; SEMI- + EVERGREEN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SEMIEVERGREEN — adjective Date: 1900 having functional and persistent foliage during part of the winter or dry season, tending to be evergreen …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEMIEVERGREEN — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at semi- + adjective : half-evergreen
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEMIEVERGREEN — adjective Date: 1900 1. : having functional and persistent foliage during part of the winter or dry season 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEMIEVERGREEN — [semi.ev.er.green] adj (1901) 1: having functional and persistent foliage during part of the winter or dry season 2: tending to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEMIEVERGREEN — Pronunciation: - ' e-v ə r- ˌ gr ē n Function: adjective Date: 1900 1 : having functional and persistent …
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PYRACANTHA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pyrakantha, a tree, from pyr- + akantha thorn Date: 1669 any of a small …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRIVET — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1542 a Eurasian deciduous shrub ( Ligustrum vulgare ) of the olive family with semievergreen …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JASMINE — ˈjazmə̇n sometimes ˈjas- or ˈjaas- noun or jes·sa·mine ˈjes(ə)mə̇n ; also jas·min like jasmine ( -s ) Etymology: French jasmin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYRACANTHA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pyrakantha, a tree, from pyr- + akantha thorn Date: 1669 : any of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRIVET — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1542 : a Eurasian deciduous shrub ( Ligustrum vulgare ) of the olive family with …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JASMINE — noun also jes·sa·mine ˈjes-mən, ˈje-sə- Etymology: Middle French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian Date: 1562 1. a. : any …
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FIRETHORN — noun Date: circa 1900 : pyracantha ; especially : a European semievergreen shrub ( P. coccinea ) with orange-red berries
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PYRACANTHA — [pyr.acan.tha] n [NL, fr. Gk pyrakantha, a tree, fr. pyr- + akantha thorn] (1705): any of a small genus (Pyracantha) …
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PRIVET — [priv.et] n [origin unknown] (1542): a European deciduous shrub (Ligustrum vulgare) of the olive family with semievergreen leaves and small …
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JASMINE — [jas.mine] n [F jasmin, fr. Ar yasamin, fr. Per] (1562) 1 a: any of numerous often climbing shrubs (genus Jasminum) …
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FIRETHORN — [fire.thorn] n (ca. 1900): any of a genus (Pyracantha) of usu. thorny ornamental shrubs of the rose family; esp: a …
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MANAS WILD LIFE SANCTUARY — also called Kamrup Sanctuary, wildlife sanctuary in western Assam state, eastern India. It is situated at the foot of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAMIALES — the mint order of the flowering plants, belonging to the class called dicotyledon (Magnoliopsida; characterized by two seed leaves). It …
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