evergreen leaves
Year-round green growth
Evergreen leaves are foliage that remains green and functional year-round rather than dropping seasonally.
Pines, hollies, and magnolias bear evergreen leaves, while oaks and maples shed theirs each autumn.
The term distinguishes plants that maintain continuous foliage from deciduous ones: The evergreen leaves provided winter color when everything else was bare.
- broadleafWide-leafed plant type
- live oakEvergreen oak, spreading canopy
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- drought resistanceCapacity to survive water scarcity
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leaf persistence
evergreen leavesdeciduous leaves
Foliage shed annually
deciduous foliage · autumn leaves · falling leaves · fallen leaves · seasonal foliage