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evergreen tree
A tree that retains its leaves throughout the year, continuously shedding and replacing them rather than losing them all at once.
松は常緑樹なので冬も緑です。
Pine is an evergreen, so it stays green in winter too.
常緑樹は一年中葉があります。
Evergreen trees have leaves all year round.
庭に常緑樹を植えると冬も寂しくない。
If you plant evergreens in the garden, it won't look bleak in winter.
常緑樹 - trees that remain green year-round.
常緑 = evergreen, 樹 = tree
Types:
- 常緑針葉樹 - evergreen conifers (pine, cedar)
- 常緑広葉樹 - evergreen broadleaf (camellia, tea plant)
Common Japanese evergreens:
- 松 (pine) - symbol of longevity
- 杉 (cedar)
- 椿 (camellia)
- 椎 (chinquapin)
- 茶 (tea plant)
Opposite: 落葉樹 (deciduous trees)