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semievergreen

semievergreen adjective: losing all of the leaves in winter only if it is cold enough.

Adjective

semievergreen (not comparable)

  1. Losing all of the leaves in winter only if it is cold enough.
    Synonyms:
    half-evergreen

Noun

semievergreen (plural semievergreens)

  1. A plant of this kind.
    Synonyms:
    half-evergreen

Synonyms of semievergreen

Forms of semievergreen

Adjective
alternative formsemi-evergreen
Noun
pluralsemievergreens

Origin of semievergreen

From semi- + evergreen.

Questions about semievergreen

What does semievergreen mean?
Semievergreen means losing all of the leaves in winter only if it is cold enough.
What part of speech is semievergreen?
Semievergreen can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semievergreen in the dictionary

  1. semierect
  2. semierection
  3. semierections
  4. semierotic
  5. semiessential
  6. semievergreen
  7. semievergreens
  8. semiexoskeleton
  9. semiexoskeletons
  10. semiexpanded
  11. semiexplicit

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