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sempervirent

/sɛmpəˈvaɪɹənt/ UK
/sɛmpɚˈvaɪɹənt/ US

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From Latin semper (“always”) + virēns, present participle of vireō (“be green”).

adjective

not comparable Evergreen. A boxwood-lined path, presided over by a nostalgic-looking sempervirent sequoia (which American visitor mistook for a ‘Lebanese cedar’ – if they remarked it at all) took them to the absurdly misnamed rue du Mûrier […]

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"sempervirent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sempervirent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sempervirent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sempervirent

Chicago

"sempervirent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sempervirent.

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@misc{sempervirent_2026,
  title = {sempervirent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sempervirent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}