EVERGREEN | • evergreen adj. Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally. • evergreen adj. (Often figuratively) Continually fresh or self-renewing. • evergreen adj. (Broadcasting) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent. |
GREEN | • green adj. Having green as its color. • green adj. (Figurative, of people) Sickly, unwell. • green adj. Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen. |
MICROGREEN | • microgreen n. The small, young seedling of a plant used as a visual flavor accent and occasionally as a salad green. |
MONDEGREEN | • mondegreen n. (Linguistics) A form of error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase. • mondegreen n. (Rare) A misunderstanding of a written or spoken phrase as a result of multiple definitions. • MONDEGREEN n. a phrase, often humorous or nonsensical, that results from mishearing the lyric of a song. |
NONGREEN | • nongreen adj. Not green. • NONGREEN adj. not green. |
OVERGREEN | • overgreen v. (Transitive, poetic) To cover with greenery or green colour. • OVERGREEN v. to cover with green or verdure. |
REGREEN | • regreen v. (Transitive) To make green again (especially urban developments or ripened fruit). • REGREEN v. to green again. |
SEMIEVERGREEN | • semievergreen adj. (Botany) Losing all of the leaves in winter only if it is cold enough. • semi-evergreen adj. Alternative form of semievergreen. • SEMIEVERGREEN adj. having functional and persistent foliage during part of the winter or dry season. |
SENGREEN | • sengreen n. The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), a common plant of Europe. • SENGREEN n. houseleek, a plant which often grows on roofs. |
SHAGREEN | • shagreen n. An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin… • shagreen n. (Entomology) A rough or spiny surface of an insect’s cuticle. • shagreen v. (Transitive) To give a texture resembling shagreen leather. |
UNGREEN | • ungreen adj. (Uncommon) Not green. • ungreen adj. Having little or no vegetation or plant matter. • ungreen adj. Lacking sap or vitality; desiccated. |
WINTERGREEN | • wintergreen n. (Obsolete) Any evergreen plant. • wintergreen n. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including… • wintergreen n. The spicy red berries of Gaultheria procumbens. |