sommergrün

== German == === Etymology === From Sommer +‎ grün, literally “summer-green”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɔmɐˌɡʁyːn/ Hyphenation: som‧mer‧grün === Adjective === sommergrün (strong nominative masculine singular sommergrüner, not comparable) (botany) deciduous (of or pertaining to trees that shed their leaves in winter) Synonym: laubabwerfend ==== Usage notes ==== The word is not all too common since the normal words for "deciduous tree" and "deciduous forest" are Laubbaum (literally “leaf tree”) and Laubwald (literally “leaf forest”). ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “sommergrün” in Duden online