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HALF-EVERGREEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does half-evergreen mean?
• HALF-EVERGREEN (adjective)
The adjective HALF-EVERGREEN has 1 sense:
1. of a plant that is incompletely evergreen
Familiarity information: HALF-EVERGREEN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a plant that is incompletely evergreen
Synonyms:
half-evergreen; semi-evergreen
Context example:
it was evergreen where the weather was mild but deciduous in the rigorous parts of the range
Similar:
evergreen ((of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year)
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