sempergreen

English

Etymology

semper- +‎ green

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĕmʹpəgrēn, IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmpəɡɹiːn/

Noun

sempergreen (plural not attested)

1. (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.

References

• “semper-green” defined as a derived term of the prefix “‖semper-”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]