sempergreen
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĕmʹpəgrēn, IPA(key): /ˈsɛmpəɡɹiːn/
Noun
editsempergreen (plural not attested)
- (obsolete, rare) An evergreen.
- 1694: William Westmacott, Θεολοβοτονολογία sive historia vegetabilium sacra; or a scripture herbal, page 18
- 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
References
edit- “semper-green” defined as a derived term of the prefix “‖semper-”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]