EVERGREEN

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EVERGREEN , a general

term

TERM

applied to

plants

PLANTS

which are always in

leaf

LEAF (O. Eng. leaf, cf. Dutch loof, Ger. Laub, Swed. lof, &c.; possibly to be referred to the root seen in Gr. Ma-eta, to peel, strip)

, as contrasted with deciduous trees which are

bare

BARE

fell" some

part

PART

Of the year (see HORTICULTURE). In
temt.erate or colder zones where a season favourable to vegetation is succeeded by an unfavourable or winter season, leaves of evergreens must be protected from the

frost

and cold drying winds, and are therefore tougher or more leathery in texture than those of deciduous trees, and frequently, as in pines, firs and other conifers, are needle-like, thus exposing a much smaller surface to the drying action of cold winds. The number of seasons for which the leaves last varies in different

plants

PLANTS

; every season some of the older leaves fall, while new ones are regularly produced. The common

English

ENGLISH

bramble is practically ever-green, the leaves lasting through winter and until the new leaves are developed next

spring

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger.
springer
- SPRINGER (Fr. rein)
- SPRINGER, ANTON HEINRICH (1825–1891)
, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

. In

privet

PRIVET

also the leaves fall after the production of new ones in the next year. In other cases the leaves last several years, as in conifers, and may sometimes be found on eleven-year-old shoots.

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