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sempergreen

UK/ˈsɛmpəɡɹiːn/

sempergreen noun: an evergreen.

Noun

sempergreen (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete, rare) An evergreen.
    • The common Bay-tree, which is a sempergreen, is now commonly found in most Gardens.1694: William Westmacott, Θεολοβοτονολογία sive historia vegetabilium sacra; or a scripture herbal, page 18

Origin of sempergreen

From semper- + green.

Questions about sempergreen

What does sempergreen mean?
Sempergreen means an evergreen.
What part of speech is sempergreen?
Sempergreen is a noun.
How do you pronounce sempergreen?
Sempergreen is pronounced /ˈsɛmpəɡɹiːn/ (UK).

Words near sempergreen in the dictionary

  1. semper ubi sub ubi
  2. semper virgo
  3. semper-
  4. semper-vivens
  5. semperannual
  6. sempergreen
  7. semperidentical
  8. semperjuvenescent
  9. semperlenity
  10. sempervirent
  11. sempervirid

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