sempervirens

See also semper-virens

Latin

Etymology

From semper (“always”) + virēns (“flourishing, green”)

Adjective

sempervirēns m, f, n, (genitive sempervirentis); third declension

1. always flourishing or vigorous
2. (of plants) evergreen
   • 1822, The Botanical Register, volume 8, page 643:

     Azedarach sempervirens et florens. [...] Ab Azedarach distincta est, nec pro varietate aestimari debet.

   • 1925, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, volumes 15 and 16, page 205:

     Frutex sempervirens epiphyticus ad 30 cm. attingens, inflorescentia excepta glaber.

   • 1936, Zesde Internationaal Botanisch Congres, Amsterdam, volume 1, page 138:

     Florae Batavae magnum ornamentum, planta solum in forma feminina ocurrens, [...] sempervirens et semperflorens, sonorica, [...]

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	sempervirēns	sempervirēns		sempervirentēs	sempervirentia
genitive	sempervirentis	sempervirentis		sempervirentium	sempervirentium
dative	sempervirentī	sempervirentī		sempervirentibus	sempervirentibus
accusative	sempervirentem	sempervirēns		sempervirentēs	sempervirentia
ablative	sempervirentī	sempervirentī		sempervirentibus	sempervirentibus
vocative	sempervirēns	sempervirēns		sempervirentēs	sempervirentia