half-evergreen

half-evergreen
adjective
of a plant that is incompletely evergreen
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it was evergreen where the weather was mild but deciduous in the rigorous parts of the range

Syn: ↑semi-evergreen
Similar to: ↑evergreen

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
of a plant : incompletely evergreen:
a. : having foliage that is functional and persistent during part of the winter or dry season
b. : tending to be evergreen in the milder but deciduous in the more rigorous part of the range

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half-evˈergreen adjective
1. Having foliage that persists during part of winter
2. Tending to be evergreen in mild areas but deciduous where the climate is more rigorous
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