evergreen leaves

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evergreen
adjective
uk
/ˈev.ə.ɡriːn/us
/ˈev.ɚ.ɡriːn/
An evergreen plant, bush, or tree has leaves for the ...
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leaves
uk
/liːvz/us
/liːvz/
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(Definition ofevergreenandleavesfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fruits ripen in winter and thus provide winter colour contrast between the bright red of the fruits and the glossy green evergreen leaves.
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It is a low shrub growing to 50 cm (rarely up to 2 m) tall with evergreen leaves 2060 mm long and 315 mm broad.
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Like many plant species of infertile habitats it has evergreen leaves and mycorrhizal associations with fungi.
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The evergreen leaves are green and lemon-scented with slightly serrate edges, ovate-lanceolate or ovate elliptic 2.5 to 7.0 inches long.
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The whitish evergreen leaves have oils and resins that release a strong aroma when rubbed.
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The evergreen leaves are ovate to lanceolate, fragrant when crushed.
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The evergreen leaves are shiny, dark green with lighter undersides, and borne on short petioles.
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The evergreen leaves are alternately arranged.
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The evergreen leaves are oppositely arranged and less than 2 centimeters long.
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The alternately arranged evergreen leaves are dark green above and paler on the undersides.
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The deciduous or evergreen leaves are usually pleated, with longitudinal veins.
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The plants of this genus generally have radial ranks of entire, linear to lanceolate evergreen leaves and dichotomously-branched (forking) vegetative stems.
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The flat evergreen leaves are oppositely arranged, each oval to rounded in shape with spiny teeth along the edges.
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The species is overwinters in larval stage within evergreen leaves of the food plant.
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The distinctive evergreen leaves are oval to almost rectangular and have a cupped, rippled surface.
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The oval evergreen leaves are 38 mm long.
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The evergreen leaves are alternately arranged and up to 3 centimeters long.
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The evergreen leaves are stiff and somewhat tough and may be slightly toothed along the edges.
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The evergreen leaves are shiny green on the upper surface and greenish-brown and hairy underneath.
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