sempergreen

== English == === Etymology === From semper- +‎ green. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĕmʹpəgrēn, IPA(key): /ˈsɛmpəɡɹiːn/ === Noun === sempergreen (plural not attested) (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 [2nd Ed.; 1989]