evergreen
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Is evergreen a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of evergreen?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (often figuratively) Continually fresh or self-renewing.figurativelynot-comparableoften
2. (often figuratively) Continually fresh or self-renewing.Examples: "Chrome and Firefox are evergreen browsers: they update automatically and version numbers are only used for internal reference."figurativelynot-comparableoften
3. (broadcasting) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.Examples: "Another change in the news was emphasis on “evergreen” features involving attractive children or animals, parades or fireworks, as well as local developments."Synonyms: timelessnot-comparable
noun (English)
1. (specifically, informal) A conifer tree.Examples: "The spruce and fir trees crowded to the track on each side to welcome us, the arbor- vitae, with its changing leaves, prompted us to make haste, and the sight of the canoe-birch gave us spirits to do so. Sometimes an evergreen just fallen lay across the track with its rich burden of cones, looking, still, fuller of life than our trees in the most favorable positions."; "Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans, / Way back up in the woods among the evergreens, / There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood / Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode"informalspecifically
2. (mass media, informal) A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.informal
verb (English)
1. (patent law, pharmaceuticals) To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
2. (banking) To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.
Definition source: Wiktionary